Definition of Billy goat

1. Noun. Male goat.

Exact synonyms: Billy, He-goat
Generic synonyms: Caprine Animal, Goat

Definition of Billy goat

1. Noun. A male goat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Billy goat

1. A male goat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billy Goat

bills of particulars
bills of rights
bills payable
billy
billy-can
billy-cans
billy-goat
billy-goats
billy-ho
billy-oh
billy cart
billy club
billy clubs
billy goat
billy goats
billyboy
billyboys
billycan
billycans
billycock
billycocks
billygoat
billygoats
billyo
billyoh
billypot
billypots
billystick

Literary usage of Billy goat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"So first of all came the youngest billy- goat Gruff to cross the bridge. ... "Wait a bit till the second billy- goat Gruff comes; he's much bigger. ..."

2. Public School Methods (1921)
"First of all came the youngest billy goat Gruff to cross over the bridge. Trip trap, trip trap, his little feet pattered upon the boards. ..."

3. Southern Writers: Selections in Prose and Verse by William Peterfield Trent (1905)
"Brer Wolf sorter wait awhile, but Brer billy goat wus constant a-chawin' en a-chawin'. Brer Wolf look en he look, but Brer billy goat keep on a-chawin' en ..."

4. A Study of Fairy Tales by Laura Fry Kready (1916)
""Oh! it is only I, the tiniest Billy-Goat Gruff; and I'm going up to the hillside to ... of the explanation of the Billy- Goat; of the answer of the Troll, ..."

5. Popular Tales from the Norse by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (1912)
"So first of all came the youngest billy-goat Gruff to cross the bridge. ... Oh, it is only I, the tiniest billy-goat Gruff; and I'm going up to the ..."

6. Recollections of a Lifetime by John Goode (1906)
"... party in control in Virginia—Mr. Massey and the billy-goat—Preliminary celebration at Yorktown—Bright sally of Major Bemiss —John Randolph of Roanoke. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Billy goat on Dictionary.com!Search for Billy goat on Thesaurus.com!Search for Billy goat on Google!Search for Billy goat on Wikipedia!

Search