Both Uses of
goad
in
Lonesome Dove
- It didn't surprise Augustus, since Bol had worked for them all those years without saying a word to anybody unless directly goaded into it—usually by Augustus.†
Chpt 40-41 *goaded = provoked or prodded
- Augustus had forgotten how fond she was of goading him.†
Chpt 87-88goading = provoking or prodding
Definition:
to provoke or annoy someone into doing something—often something unwise
or:
to prod an animal to move, or the stick used to do so
or:
to prod an animal to move, or the stick used to do so