Mark Dominus on Nostr: This use of “gore” is from an older word “gar” meaning a spear. It's the ...

This use of “gore” is from an older word “gar” meaning a spear. It's the origin of several common words:

* When the bull gores someone with his horns, it's because he's spearing them
* The gar fish is so-called because it's spear-shaped (See figure 1)
* The garlic plant is a gar-leek because it's like a leek, but with long pointy leaves like a spear (this sounds like something I would make up, but it isn't)