n. See as the gapes, under gape, n.. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. Any strange sight. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A person who looks or stares gapingly. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
To buy gapeseed, or To sow gapeseed, to stare idly or in idle wonderment, instead of attending to business. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. Act of gazing about; sightseeing. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]