gash

/ɡæʃ/ noun C2

A deep cut. (countable, uncountable) · Unwittingly I slashed a gushing gash in my hand with a switchblade.
A vulva. (countable, slang, uncountable)
A woman. (slang, uncountable)

Plural gashes

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Then it lengthened out until it became a yellow line, and then, without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand appeared, a white, almost womanly hand, which felt about in the centre of the little area of light.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 29 · B2

I ran back for a light and there was the poor fellow, a great gash in his throat and the whole place swimming in blood.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 75 · C1

Other matches

gash To make a deep, long cut C2
gash Unused film or sound during film editing. C2

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