billy goat

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: billygoat, billy-goat, and buck

English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From the name Billy, early 19th c.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

[edit]

billy goat (plural billy goats)

  1. (childish) A male goat.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 141:
      There were once upon a time three Billy-goats, who were going up into the hills to get fat.

Synonyms

[edit]

Antonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]