ewe
Noun
(en-noun)
A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
Usage notes
* Because of its pronunciation and despite its spelling, this word most commonly takes the indefinite article (a) rather than (an).
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goat
English
Noun
(wikipedia goat )
(en noun )
A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus”, and similar species of the genus ”Capra .
(slang) A lecherous man.
* etymology: from the slang term “horny as a goat”
(informal) A scapegoat.
* 2008 , “Tigers already miss Jones”, in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
- Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday’s 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
* 1997 , “”, Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
- Tony Fernández, who has worn hero’s laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
Nickname for the Pontiac GTO
Holonyms
* (group of goats) tribe, herd
Derived terms
* act the goat
* billygoat
* get one’s goat
* goat’s breath
* goatfish
* goatee
* goatherd
* goatish
* goatpox
* mountain goat
* scapegoat
See also
* chevon
* ewe
* herd
* hircine
* kid
* ram
* tribe
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Verb
(en verb )
To allow goats to feed on.
* 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director’s Biennial Report – Page 51
- Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
To scapegoat.
* 2001 , “A worthy Rusch to judgment”, in USA Today , July 15, 2001
- John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn’t blow a save
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