gad vs gade

gad

noun
  • A greedy and/or stupid person. 

  • A goad, a sharp-pointed rod for driving cattle, horses, etc, or one with a whip or thong on the end for the same purpose. 

  • One who roams about idly; a gadabout. 

  • A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod or a measuring rod. 

  • A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock. 

  • A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling. 

verb
  • To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner. 

intj
  • An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake. 

gade

noun
  • Any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella. 

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