Goad

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For Hindu religious associations of elephant goads, see ankus.

For similar devices, and electrical devices, used to urge cattle to move, see Cattle prod.

Ploughing with oxen. A miniature from an early-sixteenth-century manuscript held at the British Museum. The ploughman on the right appears to carry a goad. The ox on the left appears to react to it. Note the flat blade at the other end of the goad.

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The goad is a traditional farming implement, used to spur or guide lifestock, usually oxen, which are pulling a plough or a cart; used also to round up cattle. It is a type of a long stick with a pointed end, also known as the cattle prod. Though many people are unfamiliar with them today, goads have been common throughout the world.

[edit] Goad for elephants: the ankus

An ankus or ankusha is a hooked goad for controlling an elephant. See ankus for more information.

[edit] Goading (Noun)

Prodding or urging, as if with a long pointed stick, is a verbalization that encourages to attempt a move. From Middle English gode, or from Old English gd.