GOLGOTHA
Gol"go*tha, n.
Defn: Calvary. See the Note under Calvary.
GOLIARD
Gol"iard, n. Etym: [From OF. goliart glutton, buffoon, riotous
student, Goliard, LL. goliardus, prob. fr. L. gula throat. Cf.
Gules.]
Defn: A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.
GOLIARDERY
Gol"iard*er*y, n.
Defn: The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards. Milman.
GOLIATH BEETLE
Go*li"ath bee"tle. Etym: [From Goliath, the Philistine giant.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome
African beetles.
GOLL
Goll, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: A hand, paw, or claw. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. B. Jonson.