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Meaning of gorer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Someone or something that gores (typically an animal that gores other creatures).

Examples

“Sreng then explains that the name of the weapon is Craisech ; that they are " gorers of flesh", and " crushers of bones", and " breakers of shields", and that their thrust or stroke is death, or perpetual mutilation.”
“An example of the talmudic reasoning in this regard is the case where the defendant sold an ox to the claimant, and the ox was found to be a gorer. The claimant now wants his money back on the ground that his purchase was a “mistaken transaction”. Most people, it can be allowed, acquire an ox for purposes of ploughing, and a gorer is not satisfactory for that purpose.”
“These are the defects of a cow so that she is to be returned: (3) i.e. if her teats do not produce a full milk-yield, (4) if they are short, (5) if she is three-teated, (6) if she is a gorer, (7) if she is a kicker, (8) if she does not lover her calf...”
““Well, at the very least, I'm sure we're known as stabbers and gorers?” Magar thought better of answering.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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