An obscure or archaic term of uncertain meaning; possibly a variant or historically specific term from Eastern European languages.
The etymology is unclear; this appears to be either an extremely rare English borrowing, a historical variant, or a term with limited documentation. It may relate to Slavic or Russian origins.
Rare words like 'gorkun' remind us that English's written record is incomplete—many words circulated in speech and print for years before dictionaries caught them, and some disappeared entirely before being documented.
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