Goring

/ˈɡɔrɪŋ/ verb

Piercing or wounding someone with horns or tusks, especially what an animal does when attacking.

From Old English 'gar' meaning spear, and the verb 'gore' meaning to pierce. The word originally referred to sharp weapons and was later applied to animal attacks.

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