Added 9 October 2026
gash
/ɡæʃ/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gash at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A wound made by cutting.
he put a bandage over the cut
- A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation.
- A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument.
verb
Origin
Alteration of older garsh, from Middle English garsen, from Old French garser, jarsier (Modern French gercer), from Vulgar Latin *charaxāre, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “engraver”).
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