Gash

v. t. [imp. & p. p. GASHED (gāsht); p. pr. & vb. n. GASHING.] [Probably from Fr. hacher, to hew, chop, from hache, hatchet, ax, Sp. haccía, It. accia, azza, Pr. apeha, from Ger. & D. hacke, hatchet, pick ax.] To make a gash, or long, deep incision in;—applied chiefly to incisions in flesh. “Grievously gashed or gored to death.” Hayward.