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ghyouw, goo, goo, goos, gou, gou, gous, gow, gow, gowe, gowe, gowes, gowie, gows, goy, goys, gu, gue, gues, gus, seagoo, seagou, skaitie-gou, skatie-goo, willie-gou, wullie-goo,
gou [guː, gʌu]
n. N. A gull (the seabird). SW. A fool, a stupid creature.
pl. gous
v. N. To wheedle, persuade. SW. To play the fool.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gou ower: To allure, entice, convince.
seagou: A seagull.
skaitie-gou: The Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus.
willie-gou: The herring gull Larus argentatus. MN. A grotesque person.
goach, goch, go-ch, gooch, gouch,
gouch [gux, gox]
n. A powerful exhalation, a gasp, the sound made by such an exhalation.
int. Owch!
Goodie, Goody, Goudae, Goudie, Goudy,
Goudae [ˈgʌudi]
n. Gouda cheese.
blae-goons, blae-gouns, blue-goons, blue-gouns, blue-gowns, goon, goonie, goony, goun, gounie, gouns, Nannie_Goun, Nannie_Goun, Nannie_Gounie, Nannie_Gounie, Nannie_Gouny, Nannie_Gouny, Nanny_Goon, Nanny_Goonie, Nanny_Goony, Nanny_Goun, Nanny_Gounie, Nanny_Gouny,
goun [gun]
n. A gown. A nightgown or nightshirt.
dim. gounie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
blue-gouns [bl(j)uː N. bjuː-]: Licenced beggars.
Nannie Goun(ie): WC. A female who is always rushing about.
gar, garr, goor, goore, goorie, goory, gor, gorbloit, gorbloitit, gorblot, gorblotit, gore, gorry, gory, gour, gourblot, gourblotit, gourie, gourl, gourle, goury, gur, gurbloit, gurbloitit, gurblot, gurblotit, gurblottit, gurbluit, gurbluitit, gure, gurl, gurr, gurry,
gour [guːr, gʌr, goːr]
n. Mucus, waxy matter in the eye. Mud, dirt. Muddy, stagnant water, slush in running water.
 
goury
adj. Muddy, slimy. Of the eyes: having mucus in the corner.
 
gourle [I.Sh. gʌrl]
v. To work amongst filthy liquids.
 
gourblot [I.Sh. gʌrblɔ(i)t, gor-ˈ]
n. Badly-washed clothes or face and hands. A hasty incomplete wash, a swill.
v. To wash (clothes) badly, so that the dirt is only partially removed.
pt. pp. gourblottit adj. Badly washed.
Gourden, Gourdon, Gurden, Gurdon,
Gourdon [ˈgurdən]
pn. Gourdon (Aberdeenshire).
 
n. MN. The skate Raja clavata.
Gourock,
Gourock [ˈguːrək]
pn. Gourock (Renfrewshire).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Aw tae ae side like Gourock: Of something misshapen and lopsided (from the position of the town on the side of a hill).
goosel, gosel, gosen, gousel, gowsel, gusel, gushel, gussel, guzzel, guzzle,
gousel [I.Sh. ˈgusə ˈgʌusəl]
n. An unsteady gusty wind.
cove, covey, gaive, gauve, gauvel, gauvie, gauvin, gauvy, gav, gavie, gavy, goavan, goave, goavel, goavie, goavin, goavy, govan, gove, goved, govel, govey, govie, govin, govit, govle, govy,
gove [goːv]
n. A vacant stare.
v. To stare, gaze, stare stupidly or vacantly. To wander aimlessly. To toss the head from side to side.
pt. pp. goved
 
govin [ˈgoːvɪn]
n. An awkward or silly person.
adj. Flighty, coquettish.
v. Gazing vacantly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
govel [goːvl]: A person who wanders aimlessly.
govie [goːvɪ]: A person who stares vacantly.
gavern, gover$mint, govermenn, goverment, goverminn, govermint, govermint, govern, governament, government, govren, govrenment, govverment, Guivernment, guvermint, guvvern,
govern [ˈgʌvrən]
v. To govern.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
government [ˈgʌvrə(n)mənt]: Government.
governor: A governor.

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