billy goat

American  

noun

1. a male goat.

2. Informal. goat.

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billy goat British  

noun

1. a male goat Compare nanny goat

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Sarabia scoops up a baby billy goat and cradles him in his arms.

From Los Angeles Times

Two of the billy goats pulled it like draft ponies.

From Literature

I lowered the toilet lid and plopped down on it, upset at the idea of smelling like a billy goat.

From Literature

The Cubs would go on to end a 108-year championship drought — and finally broke what some believed was a curse brought on by a Chicago tavern owner’s pet billy goat.

From Seattle Times

She hires Rooster Cogburn to go after Tom Chaney, her father’s murderer, and states what is common knowledge: “Men will live like billy goats if they are left alone.”

From Seattle Times