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  1. Gowkthrapple

    Gowkthrapple is a small suburb of Wishaw, Scotland, situated around ¾ miles from the town centre. Gowkthrapple can be entered off of the Castlehill Road which runs the length of the estate. Formerly an industrial area, associated with the Pather Iron and Steel Works and then Smith's clock factory, which opened in 1951. This closed in the 1970s, although the premises remain standing on Smith Avenue and have been reused as Garrion Business Park.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Gowkthrapple

    a "pulpit-drumming" Covenanter preacher in "Waverley," described by Scott as in his own regard a "chosen vessel."

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  1. gowkthrapplenoun

    "Gowkthrapple" is a Scots compound word made up "gowk", meaning idiot or cuckoo and "thrapple", meaning throat or strangle.


    Submitted by anymouse on January 27, 2022  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gowkthrapple in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gowkthrapple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • anymouse
    "Gowkthrapple" is a Scots compound word made up of "gowk", meaning "idiot" or "cuckoo" and "thrapple", meaning "throat" or "strangle"
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