This act is accomplished by a knife-like ovipositor, which literally gouges a deep gash into the tender wood of various twigs, a number of the eggs being implanted in its depths, often causing the death of the branch.
"My Studio Neighbors"
William Hamilton Gibson
gouges, like chisels, are made "firmer and paring," the distinction being precisely the same as in the case of chisels.
"Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II"
Joshua Rose
We ourselves could not have done it even with gouges and chisels.
"The Story of My Boyhood and Youth"
John Muir