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SCAPE-GOAT

\skˈe͡ɪpɡˈə͡ʊt], \skˈe‍ɪpɡˈə‍ʊt], \s_k_ˈeɪ_p_ɡ_ˈəʊ_t]\

Definitions of SCAPE-GOAT

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. In the Mosaic ritual, a goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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