goose
/ɡus/ noun C1- Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks. · There is a flock of geese on the pond.
- A female goose.
- The flesh of the goose used as food.
- A silly person.
- A young woman or girlfriend.
- An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
Plural geese
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I might have told him that he was clearly going on a wild-goose chase, but, on second thoughts, it seemed better to clear the stage by letting him go.
## The Geese and the Cranes
THE GEESE and the Cranes were feeding in the same meadow, when a birdcatcher came to ensnare them in his nets.
The Cranes, being light of wing, fled away at his approach; while the Geese, being slower of flight and heavier in their bodies, were captured.
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