cat·gut (k t g t )n. A tough thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, especially sheep, and used for stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets and for surgical ligatures. |
catgut [ˈkætˌgʌt]
n
a strong cord made from the dried intestines of sheep and other animals that is used for stringing certain musical instruments and sports rackets, and, when sterilized, as surgical ligatures Often shortened to gut
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| Noun | 1. |  catgut - perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenonehoary pea - a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods |
| 2. | catgut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together |
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