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   gash

   /ɡaʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a long, deep cut or wound: "a bad gash in one leg became infected"
   • ▪ a cleft made as if by a slashing cut: "the blast ripped a 25-foot gash in the hull"
   • 2. a woman's vulva. vulgar slang
   • ▪ women collectively regarded in sexual terms. offensive

   verb

   • 1. make a long, deep cut in: "the jagged edges gashed their fingers"

   Word Origin Middle Englishgarse, from Old French garcer ‘to chap, crack’, perhaps based on Greek kharassein ‘sharpen, scratch, engrave’. The current spelling is recorded from the mid 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

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