GOUGE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English gowge, from Middle French ~, from Late Latin gulbia Date: 14th century a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section, 2. the act of gouging, a groove or cavity scooped out, an excessive or improper exaction ; extortion , II. transitive verb (~d; gouging) Date: 1570 to scoop out with or as if with a ~, 2. to force out (an eye) with the thumb, to thrust the thumb into the eye of, to subject to extortion or undue exaction ; overcharge , ~r noun