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Ploughing with oxen. A miniature from an early-sixteenth-century manuscript held at the British Museum. The ploughman on the right appears to carry a goad. The ox on the left appears to react to it. Note the flat blade at the other end of the goad.

The goad is a traditional farming implement, used to spur or guide lifestock, usually oxen, which are pulling a plough or a cart; used also to round up cattle. It is a type of a long stick with a pointed end, also known as the cattle prod. Though many people are unfamiliar with them today, goads have been common throughout the world.

Goading (Noun)

Prodding or urging, as if with a long pointed stick, is a verbalization that encourages to attempt a move. From Middle English gode, or from Old English gd.

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