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Scapegoat

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(1):

(n.) Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.

(2):

(n.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.

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