Bible Dictionaries
Oad

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate.

(2):

(v. t.) A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oad'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oad.html. 1828.