Goat is a small- to medium-sized mammal kept for milk, meat, or hide, but in everyday speech it’s also a common noun referring to the animal or to a male goat in particular. It can appear in varied contexts—from farming and zoology to idioms like 'get someone's goat.' The word’s core meaning centers on the ruminant ruminant with a distinctive vocalization and a diphthong in many dialects.
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