Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
goaf . - To put up in a gove or mow, as hay.
- To go about staring like a fool; stare stupidly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A mow; a rick for hay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
mow ; arick forhay . - verb To
stare stupidly .
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Examples
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That capitalism includes, by its very construction, its own downfall is probably the foundation for most critiques to come later (since they all seem to rely on being situated in rational thought in order to criticize from within), and Marx gove one of the most articulate demonstrations of how this might come about.
Economics and its Enemies, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It is clear, just to gove one example, that young Mr. Riedl knows absolutely nothing about the actual functions of the USGS.
The Budget Menu, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The gov is free to decline to pay what a company wants a company is free to decline to sell at the gove prices so its all free.
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After the past 8 years of republicans Im not willing to gove these people another chance.
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The gov is free to decline to pay what a company wants a company is free to decline to sell at the gove prices so its all free.
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Since congress is screwing up the country let everyone in congress gove up there pay until it is paid for.
Obey questions Afghan war, explains his war tax proposal 2009
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Also, gove more of an idea as to what his realtionship to “the six” is.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Wings’ Second Review Forum 2009
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Just as massive deficits forced the conservative UK gove rnment to cut deep into its military programs, the United States will soon have to choose: Update its force structure or cling to obsolete Cold War posture?
Joe Cirincione: British Budget Collapse Foreshadows Cuts to Come in U.S. Defense Budget Joe Cirincione 2010
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So, today we do not have this reference, we have a right-wing gove rnment, the arbiter is moving.
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The state government has grown too large, we can't afford it, the number of local gove rnments has grown too large, and . . . we're going to have to reduce and consolidate.
A Tale of Two Democrats William McGurn 2011
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