goat /ˈgot/
 山羊,替罪羊;壞人,色鬼


 Goat n.  Zool. A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (Capra hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
 Note: ☞ The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (Capra ægagrus), of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat (Haplocercus montanus) is more nearly related to the antelopes. See Mazame.
 Goat antelope Zool, one of several species of antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
 Goat fig Bot., the wild fig.
 Goat house. (a) A place for keeping goats. (b) A brothel. [Obs.]
 Goat moth Zool., any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the large European species (Cossus ligniperda), the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the he-goat.
 Goat weed Bot., a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus Capraria (Capraria biflora).
 Goat's bane Bot., a poisonous plant (Aconitum Lucoctonum), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
 Goat's foot Bot., a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis caprina) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
 Goat's rue Bot., a leguminous plant (Galega officinalis of Europe, or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United States).
 Goat's thorn Bot., a thorny leguminous plant (Astragalus Tragacanthus), found in the Levant.
 Goat's wheat Bot., the genus Tragopyrum (now referred to Atraphaxis).

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 goat
      n 1: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having
           a beard and straight horns [syn: caprine animal]
      2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt, laughingstock,
          stooge]
      3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in
         Capricorn [syn: Capricorn]
      4: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
         about December 22 to January 19 [syn: Capricorn, {Capricorn
         the Goat]


 Goat
    (1.) Heb. 'ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This
    Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5; Lev. 4:23;
    Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20). Hence it may
    be regarded as the generic name of the animal as domesticated.
    It literally means "strength," and points to the superior
    strength of the goat as compared with the sheep.

      (2.) Heb. 'attud, only in plural; rendered "rams" (Gen.
    31:10,12); he-goats (Num. 7:17-88; Isa. 1:11); goats (Deut.
    32:14; Ps. 50:13). They were used in sacrifice (Ps. 66:15). This
    word is used metaphorically for princes or chiefs in Isa. 14:9,
    and in Zech. 10:3 as leaders. (Comp. Jer. 50:8.)

      (3.) Heb. gedi, properly a kid. Its flesh was a delicacy among
    the Hebrews (Gen. 27:9, 14, 17; Judg. 6:19).

      (4.) Heb. sa'ir, meaning the "shaggy," a hairy goat, a he-goat
    (2 Chr. 29:23); "a goat" (Lev. 4:24); "satyr" (Isa. 13:21);
    "devils" (Lev. 17:7). It is the goat of the sin-offering (Lev.
    9:3, 15; 10:16).

      (5.) Heb. tsaphir, a he-goat of the goats (2 Chr. 29:21). In
    Dan. 8:5, 8 it is used as a symbol of the Macedonian empire.

      (6.) Heb. tayish, a "striker" or "butter," rendered "he-goat"
    (Gen. 30:35; 32:14).

      (7.) Heb. 'azazel (q.v.), the "scapegoat" (Lev. 16:8, 10,26).

      (8.) There are two Hebrew words used to denote the
    undomesticated goat:, _Yael_, only in plural mountain goats (1
    Sam. 24:2; Job 39:1; Ps.104:18). It is derived from a word
    meaning "to climb." It is the ibex, which abounded in the
    mountainous parts of Moab. And _'akko_, only in Deut. 14:5, the
    wild goat.

      Goats are mentioned in the New Testament in Matt. 25:32,33;
    Heb. 9:12,13, 19; 10:4. They represent oppressors and wicked men
    (Ezek. 34:17; 39:18; Matt. 25:33).

      Several varieties of the goat were familiar to the Hebrews.
    They had an important place in their rural economy on account of
    the milk they afforded and the excellency of the flesh of the
    kid. They formed an important part of pastoral wealth (Gen.
    31:10, 12;32:14; 1 Sam. 25:2).