Past tense of gore; pierced or stabbed with horns or a pointed weapon, especially what happens when a bull attacks.
From Old English 'gor' meaning dirt or filth, which evolved to mean a triangular piece of cloth (gores in sewing), then the verb meaning to pierce—possibly because the wound looks like a torn gore of fabric.
The evolution from 'gore' (filth) to 'gore' (wound) to 'gore' (triangular fabric panel) is wild—it's like one word accidentally spawned three different meanings! 'Gore' the movie genre borrowed its name from real gore.
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