A Scottish dialectal term of obscure meaning, possibly referring to a corner or place associated with gold or a foolish person.
Scottish dialect formation, possibly combining 'gowd' (gold) or 'gowk' (fool) with 'nook' (a corner or small space). Specific meaning is unclear from historical sources.
Compound words in Scottish dialect are creative puzzles—'gowdnook' might combine elements in ways that made perfect sense to speakers but whose logic is now lost to time.
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