Billy goat

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male goat. childish

    "There were once upon a time three Billy-goats, who were going up into the hills to get fat."

  2. 2
    male goat wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
billybillyboarbubbly-jockbuckbull

Example

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"There were once upon a time three Billy-goats, who were going up into the hills to get fat."

Etymology

From the name Billy, early 19th c.

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