gouge
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7.2
- noun
- /ɡaʊdʒ/
:
gubia
- A U-shaped gouge is perfect for carving out intricate designs in the wood.
- carve with a gouge
- use a gouge
- hand gouges
The line of words is a miner's pick, a wood carver's gouge, a surgeon's probe.
- The line of words is a miner's pick, a wood carver's gouge, a surgeon's probe.
Examples
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Luo had taken a spearpoint in his shield, and he displayed the gouge proudly.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're moving through a jagged gouge; it's too rough to be called a valley.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then he makes a series of long, curved gouges that he has to cut more than once before they look pretty much right.
Fiction book (2002) -
She tucked the gouge into a box and reached for a basket of feathers.
Fiction book (1994) -
I cut out some of the background, too, noticing how boldly I was cutting away the edges of the pattern and moving the gouge around to chop out quite big chips of wood.
Academic text (2001) -
Using a gouge allows woodworkers to create smooth grooves with precision.
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To shape the wood accurately, I reach for my favorite gouge from the tool kit.
Synonyms
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A hand tool with a sharp blade used to cut and shape wood
A small sharp tool like a chisel used to cut or carve wood
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Etymology
Gouge comes from an old French word for a curved chisel and an older Latin word gubia, both names for a tool that cuts out rounded shapes, so a gouge is the curved chisel used to cut grooves.