1. Une pointe de fer qui est au bout d'un grand bâton, et dont on se sert pour piquer les boeufs.
2. (Au figuré) Tout événement ou idée qui incite une personne ŕ l'action.
ETYM AS. gâd; perh. akin to AS. gâr a dart, and Eng. gore. Related to Gore.
A verbalization that encourages one to attempt something; SYN. goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring.
ETYM as. sting a sting. Related to Sting.
1. A painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin; SYN. bite, insect bite.
2. Something as sudden and painful as a sting; SYN. stinging.