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gad
  1. A sharp-pointed object; a goad.
  2. (obsolete) A metal bar.
  3. A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock, especially in mining.
  4. (dated, metallurgy) An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.
  5. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
  6. (Britain, US, dialect) A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.
  7. Synonyms:
gadling
  1. (obsolete) A companion in arms, fellow, comrade.
  2. A roving vagabond; one who roams
  3. A man of humble condition; a fellow; a low fellow; lowborn; originally comrade or companion, in a good sense, but later used in reproach
  4. A spike on a gauntlet; a gad.
  5. Examples:
    1. “I'm delighted to see you. You're as brown, my gadling, as though you had returned from another journey to the East with Jean de Village.”
      “Tenders are invited for Construction of percolation tank at hiwara gadling no.”
      Gadling has a good response to the doom-mongers warning of the soaring costs of flying: alter your historical perspective.”
gadabout
  1. someone who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “And yet questions continue to arise, questions that conspire to keep even the most adventuresome gadabout from entering the enchanted world of mechanized canine conveyance.”
      “The gadabout was the life of the party, effortlessly engaging everyone with their enthusiastic and lively spirit.”
      “Meanwhile Jonathan Strange, a charming, wealthy gadabout, takes up magic on a whim after becoming bored with trying to write lyric poetry.”
gadsman
  1. (historical) A man who uses a gad or goad in driving.
gadding
  1. The act of one who gads, or moves about frivolously.
gadman
  1. Alternative form of gadsman
  2. Examples:
    1. “For those who have been sprayed by skunks, Bob Gadman of Quincy was selling OdorGone, a mixture that he said removes the scent of just about everything.”
gaddishness
  1. (nonce word) Quality of being gaddish.
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gadsmen
  1. plural of gadsman
gaddings
  1. plural of gadding
gadlings
  1. plural of gadling
gadmen
  1. plural of gadman
gads
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