gape seed

== English == === Etymology === From gape +‎ seed. === Noun === gape seed (countable and uncountable, plural gape seeds) (obsolete) Something to be gaped at; a strange sight. ==== Usage notes ==== Typically used in phrases such as to buy, sow etc. gape seed, describing people who merely stand and stare instead of transacting business. ==== References ==== John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary === Anagrams === pedagese