"begowk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begowks [present, singular, third-person], begowking [participle, present], begowked [participle, past], begowked [past]
Etymology: be- + gowk Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|gowk}} be- + gowk Head templates: {{en-verb}} begowk (third-person singular simple present begowks, present participle begowking, simple past and past participle begowked)
  1. (archaic, Scotland) To play a trick on, make a fool of. Tags: Scotland, archaic
    Sense id: en-begowk-en-verb-0YjZe5tB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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