See Also: Catgut(medicine)
catgut(dictionary)
catgut(dictionary)

catgut (iou)



catgut noun. L16.
[App. from CAT noun1 (use unexpl.) + GUT noun.]
The dried and twisted intestines of the sheep, horse, or ass, used for the stringing of musical instruments, rackets, etc., and for surgical sutures. L16.
A violin; stringed instruments collectively. E18.
A coarse cloth of thick cord, used as a stiffening. M18-E19.