catgut
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
- (uncountable) The material from which such cords are made.
- (uncountable) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
- (uncountable) Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).
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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈkætˌɡʌt/
Etimologie (Engels)
Possibly an abbreviation of the word cattlegut. Alternatively, it may derive by folk etymology from kitgut or kitstring — the word kit, meaning fiddle, having at some point been confused with the word kit for a young cat.
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