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Meaning of hunt the gowk | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To go on a fool's errand, on which one is sent as a prank.

UK, dialectal

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hunt up hunt where the ducks are hunted hunted and pecked hunted down hunted out

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