Goring

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Cut or made so as to have a broadening slope; of a sail, cut sloping, so as to be broader at the clue than at the earing.
  • noun. A piece of textile material cut diagonally so as to increase the width of the part to which it is applied, or in a sail to give the required sweep. Also called goring-cloth.
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  • noun. A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.
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  • verb. Present participle of gore.
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  • noun. German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)
    • Word Usage
    "The publisher and editor of The Realist, Paul Krassner, specialized in goring sacred cows."
    Equivalent
    goring cloth  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Nazi  german nazi  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adoring  boring  deploring  exploring  flooring  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    'accidents'  Stones  accident  bandleader  business  
    verb-stem
    gore  
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