gapeseed

gapeseed

1. obsolete Something that is so strange, interesting, or unexpected that it causes one to stare with one's mouth open. A: "I think that seeing a horse in our kitchen certainly counts as gapeseed, don't you?" B: "Uh, indeed. Where is the stable boy?"
2. obsolete Someone who gapes or gawks at something. Show some respect—don't be a gapeseed.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • gape
  • gape at
  • gape at (someone or something)
  • fix (one) with a stare
  • a lion in the way
  • (from) top to toe
  • a ball and chain
  • (one's) day in court
  • turn heads
  • goggle at