cat gut

[kat-guht]

cat·gut

[kat-guht]
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.

Origin:
1590–1600; apparently cat1 + gut, though allusion is obscure
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