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–noun

1.	a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc.

2.	goat's-rue.

[Origin: 1590–1600; appar. cat¹ + gut, though allusion is obscure

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cat·gut Audio Help (kāt'gŭt') Pronunciation Key
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.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
catgut

1599, from kitgut from obsolete kit "fiddle." It was actually made from the intestines of sheep.

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catgut
noun
1.	perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
2.	a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

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ˈcatgut noun

a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc

Arabic:	وَتَرٌ مَصْنوعٌ مِنَ الأمْعاء
Chinese (Simplified):	(羊)肠线
Chinese (Traditional):	(羊)腸線
Czech:	struna (vyrobená ze střev)
Danish:	tarmstreng
Dutch:	catgut
Estonian:	kätgut
Finnish:	suolilanka, katgutti
French:	catgut
German:	die Darmseite
Greek:	χορδή
Hungarian:	bélhúr
Icelandic:	girni
Indonesian:	katgut
Italian:	minugia, catgut

Japanese:	腸線
Korean:	장선(腸線)
Latvian:	ketguts
Lithuanian:	žarninė styga
Norwegian:	tarmstreng
Polish:	katgut, struna jelitowa
Portuguese (Brazil):	categute
Portuguese (Portugal):	categute
Romanian:	catgut
Russian:	кетгут
Slovak:	struna (z ovčieho čreva na sláčikové nástroje)
Slovenian:	struna, katgut
Spanish:	cuerda de tripa
Swedish:	katgut, tarmsträng
Turkish:	kiriş

See also: cat, catcall, catfish, catsuit, cattail, catty, cat's-eye, let the cat out of the bag

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catgut cat·gut (kāt'gŭt')
n.
A tough, thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, especially sheep, and used for surgical ligatures.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: cat·gut
Pronunciation: -"g&t
Function: noun
: a tough cord made usually from sheep intestines and used especially for sutures inclosing wounds

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Catgut

Cat"gut`\, n. [Cat + gut.]

1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.

2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.

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