1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a long and deep slash, cut, or wound.
2 a a cleft such as might be made by a slashing cut. b the act of making such a cut.
--v.tr. make a gash in; cut.
Etymology: var. of ME garse f. OF garcer scarify, perh. ult. f. Gk kharasso 2. adj. Brit. sl. spare, extra.
Etymology: 20th-c. Naut. sl.: orig. unkn.