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noun (plural gads) |
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1. mineral extract heavy tool: in mining, a heavy steel or iron wedge with a pointed or chisel-shaped edge, used to break coal, rock, or ore from the rock face
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2. agriculture cattle prod: a sharp pointed tool used to drive cattle
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transitive verb (past and past participle gad·ded, present participle gad·ding, 3rd person present singular gads) |
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mineral extract separate minerals from rock: to break up coal or ore using a gad
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| [13th century. < Old Norse gaddr "goad, spike" < Germanic, "pointed stick"] |
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