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<hw>Goat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE <ets>goot</ets>, <ets>got</ets>, <ets>gat</ets>, AS. <ets>g\'bet</ets>; akin to D. <ets>geit</ets>, OHG. <ets>geiz</ets>, G. <ets>geiss</ets>, Icel. <ets>geit</ets>, Sw. <ets>get</ets>, Dan. <ets>ged</ets>, Goth. <ets>gaits</ets>, L. <ets>haedus</ets> a young goat, kid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus <spn>Capra</spn>, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (<spn>C. hircus</spn>), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.</def>

<note>&hand; The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (<spn>Capra \'91gagrus</spn>), of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat (<spn>Haplocercus montanus</spn>) is more nearly related to the antelopes. See <er>Mazame</er>.</note>

<cs><col>Goat antelope</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.</cd> -- <col>Goat fig</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the wild fig.</cd> -- <col>Goat house</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A place for keeping goats.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A brothel.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col>Goat moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any moth of the genus <spn>Cossus</spn>, esp. the large European species (<spn>C. ligniperda</spn>), the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the he-goat.</cd> -- <col>Goat weed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus <spn>Capraria</spn> (<spn>C. biflora</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Goat's bane</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a poisonous plant (<spn>Aconitum Lucoctonum</spn>), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.</cd> -- <col>Goat's beard</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <spn>Tragopogon</spn>; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify or oyster plant.</cd> -- <col>Goat's foot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of wood sorrel (<spn>Oxalis caprina</spn>) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.</cd> -- <col>Goat's rue</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leguminous plant (<spn>Galega officinalis</spn> of Europe, or <spn>Tephrosia Virginiana</spn> in the United States).</cd> -- <col>Goat's thorn</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a thorny leguminous plant (<spn>Astragalus Tragacanthus</spn>), found in the Levant.</cd> -- <col>Goat's wheat</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the genus <spn>Tragopyrum</spn> (now referred to <spn>Atraphaxis</spn>).</cd></cs>

<h1>Goatee</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat`ee"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.</def>

<h1>Goatfish</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the genus <spn>Upeneus</spn>, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. It is allied to the surmullet.</def>

<h1>Goatherd</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat"herd`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who tends goats.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Goatish</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Characteristic of a goat; goatlike.</def>

<blockquote>Give your chaste body up to the embraces Of <b>goatish</b> lust. <i>Massinger.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Goat"ish*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Goat"ish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Goatlike</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat"like`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a goat; goatish.</def>

<h1>Goatskin</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat"skin`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The skin of a goat, or leather made from it.</def> -- <def2><tt>a.</tt> <def>Made of the skin of a goat.</def></def2>

<h1>Goatsucker</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goat"suck`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to <spn>Caprimulgus</spn> and allied genera, esp. the European species (<spn>Caprimulgus Europ\'91us</spn>); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also <i>goat-milker</i>, <i>goat owl</i>, <i>goat chaffer</i>, <i>fern owl</i>, <i>night hawk</i>, <i>nightjar</i>, <i>night churr</i>, <i>churr-owl</i>, <i>gnat hawk</i>, and <i>dorhawk</i> .</def>

<h1>Goaves</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Goaves</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Goaf</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Old workings. See <er>Goaf</er>.</def>

<i>Raymond.</i>

<h1>Gob</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Gob</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Goaf</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Goaf</er>.</def>

<h1>Gob</h1> <Xpage=635>

<hw>Gob</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>gob</ets> morsel; cf. F. <ets>gobe</ets>, <ets>gobbe</ets>, a poisoned morsel, poison ball, <ets>gobet</ets> a piece swallowed, <ets>gober</ets> to swallow greedily and without tasting; cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>gob</ets> mouth, snout, W. <ets>gwp</ets> a bird's head and neck. Cf. <er>Gobble</er>, <er>Job</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A little mass or collection; a small quantity; a mouthful.</def> <mark></mark>

<i>L'Estrange.</i>