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gouge 1. a type of chisel with a blade that has a concavo-convex section 2. Geology a fine deposit of rock fragments, esp clay, occurring between the walls of a fault or mineral vein gouge [gau̇j] (design engineering) A curved chisel for wood, bone, stone, and so on. (geology) Soft, pulverized mixture of rock and mineral material found along shear (fault) zones and produced by the differential movement across the plane of slippage. (mining engineering) A layer of soft material along the wall of a vein which favors miners by enabling them, after gouging it out with a pick, to attack the solid vein from the side. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| So if the governor really wants to find the gougers, maybe he should set up a big mirror in Sacramento, gather the legislators in front of it and take a look. The government has exercised control over the stock markets to maintain better equity for all investors, and they could find a way to protect consumers from the oil gougers as well. Unleashing the looters, gougers, and carpetbaggers, it also ripped apart the drab curtain hiding the other America from itself. |
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