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Goat

A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (C. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Bovid 76% connected

Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Dupe 76% connected

One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

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Victim 76% connected

A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Billy 76% connected

A club; esp., a policeman's club.

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Billy goat 76% connected

A male goat.

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Kid 76% connected

A young goat.

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Nanny 76% connected

A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.

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Beard 70% connected

The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.

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Horn 70% connected

A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The…

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Synonym 3

Butt 92% connected

Alt. of But

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Capricorn 92% connected

The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.

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Laughingstock 92% connected

An object of ridicule; a butt of sport.

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