Middle English garse, from Old French garcerto chap, crack, perhaps based on Greek kharasseinsharpen, scratch, engrave. The current spelling is recorded from the mid 16th centearly 20th cent. (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.a wound made by cutting;
he put a bandage over the cut
2.a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
3.a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument