Assertion: goad | /r/CapableOf | prod animal
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text: As nouns the difference between goad and prick is that goad is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals while prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
text: As nouns the difference between spur and goad is that spur is a rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight or spur can be (scotland) a sparrow or spur can be a spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal while goad is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
text: As nouns the difference between coax and goad is that coax is (obsolete) a simpleton; a dupe or coax can be while goad is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.