The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gawk \Gawk\ (g[add]k), n. [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel.
   gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS.
   g['e]ac cuckoo, Sw. g["o]k, Dan. gi["o]g]
   1. A cuckoo. --Johnson.
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   2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. --Carlyle.
      [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gawk \Gawk\, v. i.
   1. To act like a gawky.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To stare with empty-minded fascination; to stare stupidly;
      to gape; -- usually used with at.
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V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006):

GAWK
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

83 Moby Thesaurus words for "gawk":
   ass, be amazed, be astonished, be curious, blockhead, blunderer,
   blunderhead, boor, bore, botcher, bumbler, bumpkin, bungler,
   burn with curiosity, churl, clod, clodhopper, clodknocker, clot,
   clown, crane, crane the neck, dig around for, dig up, dolt,
   dunderhead, dunderpate, eye, fool, fumbler, galoot, gape, gaup,
   gawky, gaze, gaze open-mouthed, glare, gloat, goggle, gowk,
   hayseed, hick, ignoramus, inquire, interrogate, klutz, lobster,
   looby, look, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, marvel, ninny,
   nose around for, nose out, oaf, ogle, ox, palooka, peer, query,
   question, quiz, rubber, rubberneck, rube, seek, simpleton, slouch,
   slubberer, stand aghast, stand on tiptoe, stare, stare at,
   stare down, stare hard, stare openmouthed, want to know, wonder,
   yokel