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to drive cattle with a goad

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  • goad — /goʊd / (say gohd) noun 1. a stick with a pointed end, for driving cattle, etc. 2. anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick; a stimulus. –verb (t) 3. to drive (animals) with a goad. 4. to prick or drive as with a goad; incite. 5. to… …  

  • goad — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gode, from Old English gād spear, goad; akin to Langobardic gaida spear, and perhaps to Sanskrit hinoti he urges on Date: before 12th century 1. a. something that pains as if by pricking ; thorn b. something that …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • goad — [[t]goʊd[/t]] n. 1) a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod 2) anything that pricks, wounds, or urges on like such a stick; stimulus 3) to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite • …   From formal English to slang

  • goad — goadlike, adj. /gohd/, n. 1. a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod. 2. anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick. 3. something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus. v.t. 4. to… …   Universalium

  • drive — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Sunday drive, US highway, acceleration, activity, actuate, advance, advance against, advance upon, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggravated assault, aggression, aggressiveness, airing, alley, alleyway,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • goad — [gəʊd] verb 1》 provoke to action or reaction. 2》 drive with a spiked stick. noun 1》 a spiked stick used for driving cattle. 2》 a thing that stimulates someone into action. Origin OE gād, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • Gad — Gad, n. [OE. gad, Icel. gaddr goad, sting; akin to Sw. gadd sting, Goth. gazds, G. gerte switch. See {Yard} a measure.] 1. The point of a spear, or an arrowhead. [1913 Webster] 2. A pointed or wedge shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Upon the gad — Gad Gad, n. [OE. gad, Icel. gaddr goad, sting; akin to Sw. gadd sting, Goth. gazds, G. gerte switch. See {Yard} a measure.] 1. The point of a spear, or an arrowhead. [1913 Webster] 2. A pointed or wedge shaped instrument of metal, as a steel… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Muster (livestock) — Roundup redirects here. For other uses, see Roundup (disambiguation). Mustering feral cattle can be very dangerous …   Wikipedia

  • aĝ- (*heĝ-) —     aĝ (*heĝ )     English meaning: to lead, *drive cattle     Deutsche Übersetzung: “treiben” (actually probably “mit geschwungenen Armen treiben”), ‘schwingen”, in Bewegung setzen, fũhren”     Grammatical information: originally limited to… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

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