nanny goat

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noun

a female goat.

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Origin of nanny goat

1780–90 nanny

Words nearby nanny goat

nannoplankton, nanny, nannyberry, nanny cam, nannygai, nanny goat, nanny state, nanny tax, nano, nanobe, nanobot

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How to use nanny goat in a sentence

Out th' window,' says I. Just thin Dorsey's nanny-goat that died next year put her head through th' dure.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen|Finley Peter Dunne
The children were charmed with nanny-goat's agility, clasped it in their arms, and begged that it might be left with them.
Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill
Invariably it is implanted within twenty minutes of its removal from the nanny-goat.
The Goat-gland Transplantation|Sydney B. Flower
Now the Nanny Goat went out every morning to the pasture, leaving her twin kids in the cave.
The Women of the Arabs|Henry Harris Jessup

That don't bother me any more than it does a mountain to serve as a background for a nanny goat and a pair of sore-eyed mules!
The Red Acorn|John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for nanny goat

nanny goat

noun

a female goatCompare billy goat

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