Definition of Goatsfoot

1. Noun. Short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers.

Exact synonyms: Goat's Foot, Oxalis Caprina
Generic synonyms: Oxalis, Sorrel, Wood Sorrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goatsfoot

goatish
goatishly
goatishness
goatlike
goatling
goatlings
goatly
goatmilk
goatpox
goatpox virus
goatproof
goats
goats' milk
goatsbeard
goatsbeards
goatsfoot (current term)
goatskin
goatskins
goatsucker
goatsuckers
goatweed
goatweeds
goaty
goaves
gob
gob-stick
gob-string
gob-up
gob iron
gob stick

Literary usage of Goatsfoot

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

1. The Art of Attack: Being a Study in the Development of Weapons and by Henry Swainson Cowper (1906)
"These contrivances may be enumerated as follows :— I.—The cord and pulley. 2.—The claw and belt. 3.—The screw and handle. 4.—The goatsfoot lever. 5. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and (1823)
"... SMALI, WILD ANGELICA, GOAT- WORT, goatsfoot. See BOTANY Index. But Lysander had another design in his view. He commanded the seamen and pilots to go on ..."

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