Noun

(en noun)

(pathology, not countable) An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.

(usually, followed by of) A spurt or splotch.

* , Macbeth , act 2, scene 1:

I see thee still,

And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood.

* 1981 , , Children of Men , ch. 20, page 137:

[S]mall chunks of rubble and gouts of soot had fallen from the chimney, and were ground into the rug under his unwary feet.

* 2002 , , The Shadow of the Lion , (Google preview):

Another blow sent gouts of blood flying, along with gobbets of flesh.

(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989)

Noun

(en noun)

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