GASHER

Etymology

Noun

gasher (plural gashers)

One who gashes.

Anagrams

• Hagers, gerahs

Source: Wiktionary


GASH

Gash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gashing.] Etym: [For older garth or garse, OF. garser to scarify, F. gercer to chap, perh. from an assumed LL. carptiare, fr. L. carpere, carptum, to pluck, separate into parts; cf. LL. carptare to wound. Cf. Carpet.]

Definition: To make a gash, or long, deep incision in; -- applied chiefly to incisions in flesh. Grievously gashed or gored to death. Hayward.

Gash, n.

Definition: A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length and depth, particularly in flesh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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