noun
- pl. goats or goat
- any of a genus (Capra) of wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns
- ☆ Rocky Mountain goat
- a lecherous man
- ☆ Informal a person forced to take the blame or punishment for others; scapegoat
Origin:
ME gote < OE gat, akin to Du geit, Ger geiss < IE base *ghaido-, he-goat > L haedus, kid goat