Yardgoat
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tractor, smaller than a yardhorse, for hauling loads around a shipping yard.
""Go ahead and laugh," snapped the conductor. "But I'll bet this kid will be bossin' a Monarch, maybe even No. 23, long before you get to be hogger of a yardgoat!""
Example
More examples""Go ahead and laugh," snapped the conductor. "But I'll bet this kid will be bossin' a Monarch, maybe even No. 23, long before you get to be hogger of a yardgoat!""
Etymology
From yard + goat.
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