Go (4)
Go, n. 1. Act; working; operation.So gracious were the goes of marriage. Marston.2. A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.This is a pretty go. Dickens.3. The fashion or mode...
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Go (5)
Go (?), n. Something that goes or is successful; a success; as, he made a go of it; also, an agreement.“Well,” said Fleming, “is it a go?” Bret Harte.
Go-between
Go″–be‐tween′ (?), n. An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; — usually in a disparaging sense. Shak.
Go-by
Go″–by′ (?), n. A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by.Some songs to which we have given the go-b...
Go-devil
Go″–dev″il (?), n.(Mach.) (a) A weight which is dropped into a bore, as of an oil well, to explode a cartridge previously lowered. (b) A device, as a loosely fitted plug, which ...
Go-out
Go″–out′ (?), n. A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out. [Written also gowt.]
Goa
Go″a (?), n.(Zoöl.) A species of antelope (Procapra picticauda), inhabiting Thibet.
Goa powder
Go″a pow″der (?). [So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, whither it was shipped from Portugal.] A bitter powder (also called araroba) found in the interspaces of the wood of...
Goad
Goad (?), n. [AS. gād; perh. akin to AS. gār a dart, and E. gore. See Gore, v. t.] A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates.Th...
Goad (2)
Goad, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Goaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Goading.] To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflami...
Goaf
Goaf (?); n.; pl.Goafs (#) or Goaves (#). [Cf. 1st Gob.] (Mining) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings...
Goal
Goal (?), n. [F. gaule pole, Prov. F. waule, of German origin; cf. Fries. walu staff, stick, rod, Goth. walus, Icel. völr a round stick; prob. akin to E. wale.]1. The mark set t...
Goar
Goar (?), n. Same as 1st Gore.
Goarish
Goar″ish, a. Patched; mean. Beau. & Fl.
Goat
Goat (gōt), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. gāt; akin to D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zoöl.) A hollow-horn...
Goatee
Goat′ee″ (?), n. A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.
Goatfish
Goat″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A fish of the genus Upeneus, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. It is allied to the surmullet.
Goatherd
Goat″herd′ (?), n. One who tends goats. Spenser.
Goatish
Goat″ish, a. Characteristic of a goat; goatlike.Give your chaste body up to the embracesOf goatish lust. Massinger.— Goat″ish‐ly, adv. — Goat″ish‐ness, n.
Goatlike
Goat″like′ (?), a. Like a goat; goatish.
Goatskin
Goat″skin′ (?), n. The skin of a goat, or leather made from it. — a. Made of the skin of a goat.
Goatsucker
Goat″suck′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europæus); — so cal...
Goaves
Goaves (gōvz), n. pl. [See Goaf, n.] (Mining) Old workings. See Goaf. Raymond.
Gob
Gob (gŏb), n. [Cf. Goaf.] (Mining) Same as Goaf.
Gob (2)
Gob, n. [OF. gob morsel; cf. F. gobe, gobbe, a poisoned morsel, poison ball, gobet a piece swallowed, gober to swallow greedily and without tasting; cf. Gael. & Ir. gob mouth, s...
Gobang
Go‐bang″ (?), n. [Written also goban.] [Jap. goban checkerboard, fr. Chino-Jap. go checker + ban board.] A Japanese game, played on a checkerboard, in which the object of the ga...
Gobbet
Gob″bet (?), n. [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d Gob.] A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser.had broken the stocks to small gobbets. Wyclif.