Gouge bit

Gouge bit
Gouge Gouge, n. [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia, gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913 Webster]

2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve. [1913 Webster]

3. An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

4. (Mining) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]

5. The act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge. [1913 Webster]

6. Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]

{Gouge bit}, a boring bit, shaped like a gouge. [1913 Webster]


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  • Shell bit — Shell Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Nose bit — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shell bit — noun : a boring tool shaped like a gouge and used with a brace * * * n. a gouge shaped boring bit …   Useful english dictionary

  • Quill bit — Quill Quill, n. [Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see {Kayless}); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir. cuille a quill.] 1. One of the large feathers of a bird s wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nose bit — noun : a wood bit similar to a gouge or pod bit but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end …   Useful english dictionary

  • shell bit — noun a gouge shaped boring bit …   English new terms dictionary

  • Message shell — Shell Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shell — Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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