'Glimmer gowk' definitions:

Definition of 'Glimmer gowk'

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  • Glimmer \Glim"mer\, n.
  • 1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam. [1913 Webster]
  • Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Mica. See Mica. --Woodsward. [1913 Webster]
  • Glimmer gowk, an owl. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]