gad

/ɡæd/ · interjection

Meaning

An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.
One who roams about idly; a gadabout.
To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
A greedy and/or stupid person.
A sharp-pointed object; a goad.
A metal bar.
A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.
An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.
A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.

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