gash1
n.
a long, deep slash, cut, or wound.
v.
make a gash in.
Etymology
ME garse, from OFr. garcer ‘to chap, crack’, perh. based on Gk kharassein ‘sharpen, scratch, engrave’.
gash2
n.
Brit. informal rubbish or waste.
Etymology
1920s (orig. in naut. use): of unknown origin.
