The act of cutting or tearing something with deep, jagged wounds.
From 'gash' (verb) plus the present participle suffix '-ing,' indicating an ongoing action of creating deep cuts.
In historical medical texts, 'gashing' was the technical term for traumatic wounds versus surgical cuts, helping physicians distinguish between accidental injuries and deliberate incisions made by surgeons.
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