"hunt the gowk" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: hunts the gowk [present, singular, third-person], hunting the gowk [participle, present], hunted the gowk [participle, past], hunted the gowk [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hunt the gowk (third-person singular simple present hunts the gowk, present participle hunting the gowk, simple past and past participle hunted the gowk)
  1. (UK, dialect) To go on a fool's errand, on which one is sent as a prank. Tags: UK, dialectal Related terms: Huntigowk
    Sense id: en-hunt_the_gowk-en-verb-p03J82zM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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