How to pronounce goose
American English pronunciation
GOOS
- IPA
- /ˈɡus/
- Syllables
- GOOS (1 syllable)
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What goose means
Most people know goose in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A tailor's heavy iron for pressing cloth
In a sentence: The tailor heated his goose in the coals and pressed the seams of the coat flat.
Where it comes from: The tailor's iron was called a goose because its handle looked like a goose's neck.
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