Both Uses of
goad
in
Bleak House
- The blinded oxen, over-goaded, over-driven, never guided, run into wrong places and are beaten out, and plunge redeyed and foaming at stone walls, and often sorely hurt the innocent, and often sorely hurt themselves.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- He chafes and goads me till— Bah!†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(goad) to a human: to provoke or encourage someone to do something -- usually something bad and often provoking in an annoying manner
to an animal: to prod or poke with a pointed stick to make it move