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  1. 1. n. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the act of gouging Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. force with the thumb Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. obtain by coercion or intimidation Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. make a groove in Source: wordnet

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