DictionaryRoot: gulbia

Latin

gulbia

hollow beveled chisel

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Close-up of a woodworker pushing a curved gouge through wood, lifting a thick curled chip from a fresh concave channel so the scooping cut is clearly visible.

verb / noun

gouge

GOWJ/ɡaʊdʒ/

To cut or scoop deeply into a surface.

Etymology

gougeLatinhollow beveled chisel

The hollow chisel gives the verb its scooping image: gouge first meant to cut with that tool, then to force something out with it.

Related word entries

gouge