Both Uses of
goad
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- The fields goaded him, and the company ditches with good water flowing were a goad to him.†
Chpt 19 *goaded = provoked or prodded
- The fields goaded him, and the company ditches with good water flowing were a goad to him.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(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; or the stick used to prod it - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)