gouging

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of gouge

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of one who gouges.
2. (countable)A mark produced by gouging.

   “The damage consists in general of more or less deep cuts or gougings on the flesh side of the hide, often penetrating through the hide to the grain side.”