1) a fool, also a cuckoo. N.
2) the core of an apple, &c. Cumberland.
·noun A simpleton; a gawk or gawky. II. Gowk ·noun The European cuckoo; — called also gawky. III....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The cuckoo; but also used for a stupid, good-natured fellow. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Late vernal equinoctial gales contemporary with the gowk or cuckoo. ...