gouge

gouge
A strong curved chisel used in operations on bone.

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gouge 'gau̇j n a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section for removing portions of bone in surgery

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n.
a curved chisel used in orthopaedic operations to cut and remove bone.

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(gouj) a hollow chisel used in cutting and removing bone.

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  • Gouge — Gouge, n. [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia, gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.] [1913 Webster] 1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gouge — [gouj] n. [ME < OFr < VL gubia, for LL gulbia < Celt (as in OIr gulban, goad, thorn) < IE base * gelebh , to scrape, hollow out > Gr glaphein, to carve] 1. a chisel with a curved, hollowed blade, for cutting grooves or holes in… …   English World dictionary

  • Gouge — Nom porté dans l Aisne. Voir Le Gouge …   Noms de famille

  • gouge — [n] groove, hole channel, cut, excavation, furrow, gash, hollow, notch, scoop, score, scratch, trench; concept 220 gouge [v] cut, scoop burrow, claw, dig, dredge, excavate, gash, groove, scrape, scratch, shovel, tunnel; concept 220 …   New thesaurus

  • gouge — ► VERB 1) make (a rough hole or indentation) in a surface. 2) (gouge out) cut or force out roughly or brutally. ► NOUN 1) a chisel with a concave blade. 2) an indentation or groove made by gouging. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • Gouge — For the unconsolidated sediment formed by rock shearing in fault zones, see Fault gouge and Shale Gouge Ratio. Gouge refers to one of several types of cutting tools, in addition to its meaning as a verb ( the action of cutting or scooping with or …   Wikipedia

  • gouge — gouger, n. /gowj/, n., v., gouged, gouging. n. 1. a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side. 2. an act of gouging. 3. a groove or hole made by gouging. 4. an act of extortion; swindle. 5.… …   Universalium

  • gouge — {{11}}gouge (n.) mid 14c., chisel with a conclave blade, from O.Fr. gouge, from L.L. gubia, alteration of gulbia hollow beveled chisel, probably from Gaulish (Cf. O.Ir. gulban prick, prickle, Welsh gylfin beak ). {{12}}gouge (v.) 1560s, to cut… …   Etymology dictionary

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