Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - goose
Goose
goose
n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, webbed feet, and a broad bill. b the female of this (opp. GANDER). c the flesh of a goose as food. 2 colloq. a simpleton. 3 (pl. gooses) a tailor's smoothing-iron, having a handle like a goose's neck. --v.tr. sl. poke (a person) in the bottom. Phrases and idioms goose bumps US = goose-flesh. goose-egg US a zero score in a game. goose-flesh (or -pimples or -skin) a bristling state of the skin produced by cold or fright. goose-step a military marching step in which the knees are kept stiff. Etymology: OE gos f. Gmc
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I. noun (plural geese) Etymology: Middle English gos, from Old English gōs; akin to Old High German gans ~, Latin anser, Greek chēn Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi, a female ~ as distinguished from a gander, simpleton, dolt, a tailor's smoothing iron with a ~neck handle, a poke between the buttocks, II. transitive verb (~d; goosing) Date: circa 1880 to poke between the buttocks with an upward thrust, to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of ; spur ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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