goat

Domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)

§EtymologyEdit

From Middle English gote, goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰaidos, *gʰaidos.

§PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡəʊt, ɡɔʊt/
• Rhymes: -əʊt
• (GA) IPA^(key): /ɡoʊt, -oʊʔ/

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• (Scotland, Canada, North-East England) IPA^(key): /ɡoːt/
• Rhymes: -oːt

§NounEdit

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Goat

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goat (plural goats)

1. A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.
2. (slang) A lecherous man.
   • etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
3. (informal) A scapegoat.
   • 2008, "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008

     Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.

   • 1997, "1997 World Series", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas

     Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.

4. Nickname for the Pontiac GTO

§SynonymsEdit

• See also Wikisaurus:libertine

§HolonymsEdit

• (group of goats): tribe, herd

§Derived termsEdit

§TranslationsEdit

§See alsoEdit

• chevon
• ewe
• herd
• hircine
• kid
• ram
• tribe
• Appendix:collective nouns objects-G

§VerbEdit

goat (third-person singular simple present goats, present participle goating, simple past and past participle goated)

1. (transitive) To allow goats to feed on.
   • 1918, Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51

     Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather […] For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously

2. (transitive) To scapegoat.
   • 2001, "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today, July 15, 2001

     John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

§AnagramsEdit

• toga

§NounEdit

goat c

1. shoot (of a plant)