Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old book-name of a godwit, Limosa ægocephala, translating the classic name of this or some similar bird.
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Examples
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The goathead is the arch nemesis of all bike tires and an unfortunate reality of being a bicyclist in Boise.
Boise Weekly 2009
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I rode the dreaded local Reservoir course, filling the tires with goathead thorns.
Wrenched & Ridden bike reviews: Stan’s Notubes ZTR Alpha 340 comp wheels and Raven tires 2010
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Of the inane things goathead has said, this ranks in the top 10.
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Despite being a nuisance, goathead has medicinal qualities and has also found some popularity as an aphrodisiac.
Boise Weekly 2009
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Filling those tubes with self-sealing slime creates a bike tire that is nearly goathead-proof -- a necessity in an area notorious for goatheads, Robinson said, adding he sees at least five goathead victims each day at his shop.
Boise Weekly 2009
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Allen is known at the festival for her curry goathead and goat belly, but also serves curry crab and shrimp on her menu.
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She boasts of the best curry goathead and goat belly available at the festival and shared her recipe:
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A plant called spurge is often mistaken for goathead.
Boise Weekly 2009
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A typical puncturevine, or goathead, plant will produce 200 to 5,000 seeds during one growing season.
Lahontan Valley News - Top Stories Churchill County Cooperative Weed Management Area 2009
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The avengers even brew a surprisingly tasty tea from dried goathead plants.
Boise Weekly 2009
uselessness commented on the word goathead
The nastiest prickly plant I've yet encountered. Its primary feature is the little burrs that get stuck in your clothes and the soles of your shoes, with spines that are unbelievably long and sharp. It's a common weed in New Mexico. I'm constantly tracking them in the house by mistake, and later stepping on them in my socks. When the burr has been dead for a while, it turns brown and very hard, resembling a small spiky pebble (or alternately, the miniaturized skull of a frost wyrm).
September 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word goathead
Oh, yuck. Sounds as though you become a human pincushion.
September 20, 2007
uselessness commented on the word goathead
It's amazing how these things get around. I was prompted to post it here earlier after I sat on one on my chair at the office. No idea how it ended up there, must have hitched a ride on my pant leg or something. That, or... *looks around* somebody here doesn't like me. :-P
September 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word goathead
Don't look at me. ;-)
September 20, 2007
alexz commented on the word goathead
An evil thorn which breaks of from the vine and punctures bicycle tires. aka Puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris L.
June 23, 2013