单词 | eye-gouging |
释义 | > as lemmaseye-gouging eye-gouging adj. and n. (a) adj.capable of gouging out a person's eyes; excessively violent; (b) n.the action or practice of gouging out a person's eye or eyes. ΚΠ 1828 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 24 Sept. An uncivilized, ear biting, eye gouging people. 1875 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 30 Dec. Eye-gouging. Edward McCormick..is accused of having destroyed the eye of Edward Sheehan. 1987 J. R. Conlin in M. Dubofsky & W. Van Tine Labor Leaders in Amer. v. 118 The miners fought back with eye-gouging ferocity. 2013 West Briton (Nexis) 7 Nov. (Sport section) 112 Headbutting, biting and eye-gouging are all forbidden but punches, kicks, knee and elbow strikes are all fair currency in the ring. < as lemmas |
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