goats

Variant of goat

goat definition

goat (gōt)

noun

  1. pl. goats or goat
    1. any of a genus (Capra) of wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns
    2. ☆ Rocky Mountain goat
  2. a lecherous man
  3. ☆ Informal a person forced to take the blame or punishment for others; scapegoat

Etymology: ME gote < OE gat, akin to Du geit, Ger geiss < IE base *ghaido-, he-goat > L haedus, kid goat

goat Idioms

get someone's goat

☆
Informal to annoy, anger, or irritate someone

the Goat

Capricornus, the constellation, or Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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