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yardgoat

yardgoat noun: a tractor, smaller than a yardhorse, for hauling loads around a shipping yard.

Noun

yardgoat (plural yardgoats)

  1. A tractor, smaller than a yardhorse, for hauling loads around a shipping yard.
    • "Go ahead and laugh," snapped the conductor. "But I'll bet this kid will be bossin' a Monarch, maybe even No. 23, long before you get to be hogger of a yardgoat!"1959, George S. Amsbary, Rolling Wheels
    • Plaintiffs contended that on the night of the subject accident the decedent unhooked the yardhorse from a trailer and had parked it 10 feet in front of the trailer to drop a nosepin on the trailer; that after the decedent left the yardgoat- and while he was attempting to lower the nosepin, the...1975, Jury Verdicts Weekly - Volume 19, page 4

Forms of yardgoat

pluralyardgoats

Origin of yardgoat

From yard + goat.

Questions about yardgoat

What does yardgoat mean?
Yardgoat means a tractor, smaller than a yardhorse, for hauling loads around a shipping yard.
What part of speech is yardgoat?
Yardgoat is a noun.
What is the plural of yardgoat?
The plural of yardgoat is yardgoats.

Words near yardgoat in the dictionary

  1. yardfowls
  2. yardful
  3. yardfuls
  4. yardgarita
  5. yardgaritas
  6. yardgoat
  7. yardgoats
  8. yardgrass
  9. yardhorse
  10. yardhorses
  11. yardie

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