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Good"man (?), n. [Good + man]

1. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to "My friend", "Good sir", "Mister;" -- sometimes used ironically. [Obs.]

With you, goodman boy, an you please.

Shak.

2. A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used in speaking familiarly. [Archaic] Chaucer.

Say ye to the goodman of the house, . . . Where is the guest-chamber ?

Mark xiv. 14.

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In the early colonial records of New England, the term goodman is frequently used as a title of designation, sometimes in a respectful manner, to denote a person whose first name was not known, or when it was not desired to use that name; in this use it was nearly equivalent to Mr. This use was doubtless brought with the first settlers from England.

Good`-na"tured (?), a. Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

Syn. -- Good-natured, Good-tempered, Good- humored. Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which is not easily ruffled by provocations or other disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A good-natured man recommends himself to all by the spirit which governs him. A good-humored man recommends himself particularly as a companion. A good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything which can disturb the serenity of the social circle.

Good`-na"tured*ly, adv. With mildness of temper.

Good"ness (?), n. [AS. gdnes.] The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.

Good" now" (?). An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. [Obs.] Shak.

Goods (?), n. pl. See Good, n., 3.

Good"ship, n. Favor; grace. [Obs.] Gower.

Good`-tem"pered (?), a. Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.

Good"wife` (?), n. The mistress of a house. [Archaic] Robynson (More's Utopia).

Good"y (?), n.; pl. Goodies (&?;). 1. A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl. [Colloq.]

2. (Zoˆl.) An American fish; the lafayette or spot.

Good"y, n.; pl. Goodies (#). [Prob. contr. from goodwife.] Goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport.

Good"-year (?), n. [See Goujere.] The venereal disease; -- often used as a mild oath. [Obs.] Shak.

Good"y-good`y, a. Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness. [Colloq.]

Good"y*ship, n. The state or quality of a goody or goodwife [Jocose] Hudibraus.

||Goo*roo", Gu*ru" (&?;), n. [Hind. gur&?; a spiritual parent or ||teacher, Skr. guru heavy, noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. Grief.] A ||spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor amoung the Hindoos. Malcom.

Goos"an`der (?), n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. Merganser.] (Zoˆl.) A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser.

Goose (gs), n.; pl. Geese (gs). [OE. gos, AS. gs, pl. gs; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. gs, Dan. gaas, Sw. gÂs, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. hasa. &radic;233. Cf. Gander, Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.] (Zoˆl.)

1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily AnserinÊ, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.