billy-goatn.
/ˈbɪlɪɡəʊt/, U.S. /ˈbɪliˌɡoʊt/ Familiar term for: A male goat.
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1860 T. L. Peacock Gryll Grange xiv, in Fraser's Mag. June 767 There is nothing to eat in Greece but tough billy-goats.
1882 Standard 11 Feb. 3/2 Hair turning grey, hazel eyes, billygoat beard.
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