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goat
I. \ˈgōt, usu -ōd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English gote, goot, gat, from Old English gāt; akin to Old High German geiz goat, Old Norse geit, Gothic gaits goat, Latin haedus kid
1.
a. : any of various alert agile Old World hollow-horned ruminant mammals (genus Capra) closely related to the sheep and like them often domesticated but of lighter build and with backwardly arching horns that often form a closely twisted spiral, a short tail, and comparatively straight hair, the male usually having a distinct beard — compare ibex, markhor
b. : any of several related animals of similar habits or characteristics — see goat antelope, mountain goat
2. : capricorn
3. : a licentious or lustful man : lecher
< the doctor is … an old goat and has ideas about spiriting his lovely client off to a little hideout — Wolcott Gibbs >
4. : goatskin
< a book bound in goat >
5. : scapegoat
< dairy farmers have been made the goat for all that's to be criticized in the government support program — Richard Lewis >
6. slang
a. : a West Point cadet having the lowest academic rank in his class
b. : one who is being initiated into a fraternity or sorority
7. : broccoli brown
8. : a yard locomotive
II.
variant of gote |