Gash (găsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gashed (găsht); p. pr. & vb. n.Gashing.] [For older garth or garse, OF. garser to scarify, F. gercer to chap, perh. from an assumed LL. carptiare, fr. L. carpere, carptum, to pluck, separate into parts; cf. LL. carptare to wound. Cf. Carpet.] To make a gash, or long, deep incision in; — applied chiefly to incisions in flesh.
Grievously gashed or gored to death. Hayward.