gad - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'gad' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gad

[ n.]

- The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.
- A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc.
- A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.
- A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
- A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel.
- A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.
- To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled.

Meaning of 'gad' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gad

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

Example in sentence:

cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on

Nearby Words:

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