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A farm [[beast]] of the genus ''Capra'', often bred for its wool, milk and meat, and its ability to devour all grass and weeds in a given area. It is often associated with the devil, with its cloven hooves and horns. Can be used as an heraldic [[charge]].
A farm [[beast]] of the genus ''Capra'', often bred for its [[wool]], milk and [[meat]], and its ability to devour all grass and weeds in a given area. Its [[leather]] was prized in the making of medieval [[shoe]]s and its [[milk]] was used to make [[cheese]].

It is often associated with the devil, with its cloven hooves and horns and can be used as an [[heraldic]] [[charge]].


==See Also==
==See Also==


* [[Goat (Maplet)|The entry for goat from Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]
* [[Goat (Maplet)|The entry for goat from Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]

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[[category:food]]

Latest revision as of 09:04, 1 September 2008

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A farm beast of the genus Capra, often bred for its wool, milk and meat, and its ability to devour all grass and weeds in a given area. Its leather was prized in the making of medieval shoes and its milk was used to make cheese.

It is often associated with the devil, with its cloven hooves and horns and can be used as an heraldic charge.

See Also