From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to
D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,
Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several
species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra
hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [ae]gagrus}),
of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat
({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the
antelopes. See {Mazame}.
[1913 Webster]
{Goat antelope} (Zool), 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.
{Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig.
{Goat house}.
(a) A place for keeping goats.
(b) A brothel. [Obs.]
{Goat moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp. the
large European species ({Cossus ligniperda}), 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.
{Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
{Capraria} ({Capraria biflora}).
{Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
{Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
{Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis}
of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United
States).
{Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
{Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred
to {Atraphaxis}).
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goat
n 1: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having
a beard and straight horns [syn: {goat}, {caprine animal}]
2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: {butt}, {goat},
{laughingstock}, {stooge}]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in
Capricorn [syn: {Capricorn}, {Goat}]
4: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about December 22 to January 19 [syn: {Capricorn}, {Capricorn
the Goat}, {Goat}]
From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]:
GoAT
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[Usenet] Abbreviation: ?Go Away, Troll?. See {troll}.
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