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catgut

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cat=gut

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun catgut has 2 senses

catgut(n = noun.plant) goat's rue, tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea - perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone; Array

is a kind of hoary pea

catgut(n = noun.artifact) gut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery; Array

is a kind of cord

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CIDE DICTIONARY

catgut, n. [Cat + gut.].

A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc. [1913 Webster]
A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

catgut, n. a material used for the strings of musical instruments and surgical sutures, made of the twisted intestines of the sheep, horse, or ass (but not the cat).

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