Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gove \Gove\ (g[=o]v), n. [Also {goaf}, {goof}, {goff}.]
   A mow; a rick for hay. [Obs.] --Tusser.

Source : WordNet®

goof
     n : a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goofball},
          {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]

goof
     v : commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I
         blundered during the job interview" [syn: {sin}, {blunder},
          {boob}]