goad
Cross references: 1. motive 1. goad \'go-d\ n [ME gode, fr. OE ga-d spear, goad; akin to Langobardic gaida)X spear, Skt hinoti he urges on 1: a pointed rod used to urge on an animal 2a: something that pricks like a goad : THORN 2b: something that urges : SPUR 2. goad vt : to drive with a goad