See Also: Gouge(medicine)
gouge(1)(dictionary)
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Gouge - Bobsledding(gambling)
gouge 1, verb(dictionary)
gouge 2, noun(dictionary)

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gouge noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from late Latin gubia, gulbia, perh. of Celtic origin (cf. Old Irish gulba beak, Welsh gylf sharp-pointed instrument, beak).]
A chisel with a concave blade for cutting rounded grooves or holes. Also, a surgical chisel for removing portions of bone. LME.
b. Bookbinding. A tool for impressing a curved line or segment of a circle on the leather; such a marking itself. L19.
An act of gouging; a groove or mark made by gouging. M19.
A swindle. US colloq. L19.
Comb.: gouge-bit a bit shaped at the end like a gouge.