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[ɡuːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills
- a foolish person
(e.g: ‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly)
- a tailor's smoothing iron
Phrases:
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
Origin
:
Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn
[ɡuːs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- poke (someone) in the bottom
- give (something) a boost; invigorate
(e.g: the government's desire to goose the tired housing market)
Phrases:
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
Origin
:
Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn
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