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yardgoats

yardgoats is the plural of yardgoat.

Meaning of yardgoat

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

Questions about yardgoats

What is yardgoats the plural of?
Yardgoats is the plural of yardgoat.

Words near yardgoats in the dictionary

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

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