catgut
A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep,…A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
» The tennis racket was stringed with catgut.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
кетгутketgut
a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
(uncountable)The material from which such cords are made.
(uncountable)A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
(uncountable)Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).
Examples
1 sentencesThe tennis racket was stringed with catgut.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Possibly an abbreviation of the word cattlegut. Alternatively, it may derive by folk etymoPossibly an abbreviation of the word cattlegut. Alternatively, it may derive by folk etymology from kitgut or kitstring — the word kit, meaning fiddle, having at some point been confused with the word kit for a young cat.
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Forms
plural: catgutsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery:gut
- perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone:goat's ruewild sweet peaTephrosia virginiana
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable