goring

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see also: Goring

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Verb

1. present participle of gore#English|gore

Noun

goring (plural gorings)

1. The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting
2. (textiles) A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.

Translations

• French: coup de corne
• Italian: cornata
• Portuguese: cornada, chifrada, marrada
• Spanish: cornada

Adjective

goring (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing of a sail.

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Goring

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Proper noun

1. Surname
2. A village/and/civil parish (Goring-on-Thames) in South Oxfordshire, on the river Thames (OS grid ref SU6080).

   Synonyms: Goring-on-Thames

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