gouge¹ /gowj, also gooj/

1. A chisel with a hollow blade for cutting grooves or holes
2. An indentation or hole made by gouging

1. To scoop out, as with a gouge
2. To force out (eg the eye with the thumb)
3. To swindle (N American informal)

gouge² /gooj/ (obsolete; Walter Scott)

A wench

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