1
: a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock
2
chiefly dialectal
: a long stick
gadded; gadding
: to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose
—usually used with about
—used as a mild oath
: a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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