a person who stares at something in a gaping manner
3. to sow gapeseed
gapeseed in American English
(ˈɡeipˌsid, ˈɡæp-)
noun Brit dialect
1.
a daydream or reverie
2.
an idealistic, impossible, or unreal plan or goal
3.
a person who gapes or stares in wonder, esp. a rustic or unworldly person who is easily awed
4.
something that is gaped at; anything unusual or remarkable
5. See sow gapeseed
Word origin
[1590–1600; gape + seed]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dummy, fixture, jolt, mission, tea