cattle prod vs prod

cattle prod

noun
  • A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal. 

  • Something used to goad or push someone to act. 

verb
  • To goad or push someone to act. 

prod

noun
  • A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving. 

  • A production; a created work. 

  • A light kind of crossbow; a prodd. 

  • A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument. 

  • A poke. 

verb
  • To encourage, to prompt. 

  • To prick with a goad. 

  • To poke, to push, to touch. 

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