2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gouge \Gouge\, n. [F. gouge. LL gubia, guvia, gulbia gulvia
gulvium cf Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.]
1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for
scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood,
stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for
turning wood.
2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a
face which forms a curve.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gouge
n 1: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {dent},
{nick}]
2: a chisel with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or
grooves
3: the act of gouging
v 1: force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: {force out}]
2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money
from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to
the company boss" [syn: {extort}, {rack}, {wring}]
3: make a groove in [syn: {rout}, {groove}]
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