The male of several animals. The he-goat. Obsolete exc. U.S. Phrase, to blow the buck's horn: to have his labour for his pains.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > male (9) buckc1000 The male of several animals. The he-goat. Obsolete exc. U.S. Phrase, to blow the buck's horn: to have his labour for his pains. goat buckOE An adult male goat. Cf. buck-goat n. at buck, n.1 compounds 1a, ramgoat n. (a) at ram, n.1 compounds 2. ramgoat1566 (a) an adult male goat; †(b) (also ramgoat bush) any of several, chiefly strong-smelling, Caribbean and tropical American plants; esp. Zanthoxylum tra… buck-goatc1615 puckaun1735 A billy goat. willy-goat1809 a male goat; = billy-goat, n. billy1849 A term applied to various machines and implements. = billy-goat, n. billy-goat1860 Familiar term for: A male goat. Subcategories:— castrated (1) |
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