n. [ Gr.
n. [ AS. gād; perh. akin to AS. gār a dart, and E. gore. See Gore, v. t. ] A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates. [ 1913 Webster ]
The daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak.
adj. compelled forcibly by an outside agency;
n. [ AS. gād; perh. akin to AS. gār a dart, and E. gore. See Gore, v. t. ] A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates. [ 1913 Webster ]
The daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak.
adj. compelled forcibly by an outside agency;