Note 156 — Chapter VIII · WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL.
Reading edition
Geck—a laughing-stock. According to Capel, from the Italian ghezzo. Dr. Jamieson, however, derives it from the Teutonic geck, jocus.
Reading edition
Geck—a laughing-stock. According to Capel, from the Italian ghezzo. Dr. Jamieson, however, derives it from the Teutonic geck, jocus.