puckaun

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UK/pʌkˈɔːn/US/pʌkˈɔn/cot caught merger/pʌkˈɑn/Ireland/pʌkˈɒːn/

noun

A he-goat.

OriginIrish pocán →
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Meanings

nounpuckaun (plural puckauns)

plural puckauns · alternative puckawn

  1. IrelandA he-goat.

    Riley's puckaun again, said Mr. Nolan, I can smell him from here.

    1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
billy goat

Origin

  1. Irishpocán
  2. Englishpuckaun

Borrowed from Irish pocán.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puckaun

ongoneseandrawndawnlawnwithdrawnVaughanShaunthereonpawnyawnStrachanSiobhansawnawnbrawnpwnstrawnKhersonwhereonrespawnfaunhereon
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Cite this entry
APA

puckaun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckaun

MLA

“puckaun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckaun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puckaun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckaun.

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