Angora goat

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noun

a variety of domestic goat, raised originally in Angora, having long, silky hair called mohair.

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Also called Angora.

Origin of Angora goat

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby Angora goat

angon, angophora, angor, Angora, Angora cat, Angora goat, Angora rabbit, Angostura, angostura bark, Angostura bitters, Angoulême

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How to use Angora goat in a sentence

Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the Gävle Goat, apparently a sensitive creature, took the destruction hard.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I´m now writing to you from goat heaven,” he lamented on the blog he maintains.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Gävle Goat must be dreading the imminent holiday and his fifty-fifty chance of destruction.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here the Goat, who evidently was not yet quite started, inquired, "Must all the halves be of the same shape?"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
I would strongly recommend those who have children with them to take a goat as well.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The covering of the bales is a sort of netting made by the peasants from goat's hair; it is elastic and of great strength.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
And the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Indeed, they used the epithet son of a goat in the same way as the modern vulgar do an appellation which is much more literal.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for Angora goat

Angora goat

noun

a breed of domestic goat with long soft hair

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