goose

Definitions

• 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 bigger than ducks.
• A female goose (sense 1).
• The flesh of the goose used as food.
• (slang) A silly person.
• (archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
• (South Africa) A young woman or girlfriend.
• (uncountable) 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.