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goad (n.)
O.E.
gad
"spearhead," from P.Gmc.
*gaido
(cf. Lombardic
gaida
"spear"), from PIE
*ghai-
(cf. Skt.
hetih
"missile, projectile," O.Ir.
gae
"spear"). Figurative use is since 16c., probably from the Bible. The verb is from 1579.
