Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Gougeshell · Gouge·shell · IPA 01 n. A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus; also, the pinna. See Vermetus. 1. A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus; also, the pinna. See Vermetus.(Zool.) See: Vermetus