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catgut |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catgut n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and source of rotenone [syn: {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia virginiana}] 2: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery [syn: {gut}]
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