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noun

goad

a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

In a sentence

Three example sentences with goad, each labelled with its topic.

  • Ox drivers on the old salt road carried a goad tipped with iron and a coil of rope.

    History

  • The museum label identifies the bronze rod as a goad, worn smooth where a farmer's hand gripped it.

    Art

  • In the poem the shepherd lays down his goad and the whole herd stands still under the olive trees.

    Literature

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