bouc — meaning in English

English meaning

• buck noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
• goat noun A horned, bearded farm animal related to sheep, often kept for milk, meat, or wool.
• goatee noun A small beard grown only on the chin.

Senses

bouc is used for these senses in English:

• billy goat (childish) A male goat.
• buck A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo.
• goat (uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.
• goatee A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

buck — full definition

1. noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
2. noun Informal, especially American, word for a dollar.
3. verb Of a horse, to jump with an arched back and kick out the hind legs, often to throw off a rider.
4. verb To resist or oppose something strongly, especially a trend or authority.

goat — full definition

1. noun A horned, bearded farm animal related to sheep, often kept for milk, meat, or wool.
2. noun Informal: someone blamed for a failure, especially in sport (a "scapegoat").
3. noun Slang abbreviation of "Greatest Of All Time."

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