ɡəut n. 1 a a
hardy lively frisky short-haired domesticated
mammal, Capra aegagrus, having horns
and (in
the male) a
beard, and
kept for its milk and
meat. b
either of
two similar mammals, the
mountain goat and the
Spanish goat. 2
any other mammal of the
genus Capra, including the
ibex. 3 a
lecherous man. 4 colloq. a
foolish person. 5 (the Goat) the
zodiacal sign or
constellation Capricorn. 6 US a
scapegoat. øget a person's goat colloq.
irritate a person. goat-antelope any antelope-like
member of the goat
family, including the
chamois and
goral. goat-god Pan. goat
moth any of
various large moths of the family Cossidae. goat's-beard 1 a
meadow plant, Tragopogon pratensis. 2 a
herbaceous plant, Aruncus dioicus,
with long plumes of
white flowers. øøgoatish adj. goaty adj. [OE gat she-goat f. Gmc]