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Definition of billy goat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

billy goat

noun

/ˈbɪli ɡəʊt/

/ˈbɪli ɡəʊt/

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a male goat compare nanny goatTopics Animalsc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Billy, pet form of the given name William.

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