[gore] n [ME, fr. OE gara; akin to OE gar spear, and perh. to Gk chaion shepherd's staff] (bef. 12c) 1: a small usu. triangular piece of land
2. a: a tapering or triangular piece (as of cloth in a skirt) b: an elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe
[2]gore vt gored ; gor.ing (1548) 1: to cut into a tapering triangular form
2: to provide with a gore [3]gore vt gored ; gor.ing [ME] (15c): to pierce or wound with something pointed (as a horn or knife) "gored by a bull" [4]gore n [ME, filth, fr. OE gor] (1563): blood; esp: clotted blood