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gash definition

gash (gas̸h)

transitive verb

to make a long, deep cut in; slash

Etymology: earlier garse < ME garsen < OFr garser < VL *charassare < Gr charassein, to cut, engrave

noun

a long, deep cut

Etymology: ME garse < OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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