catgut

Meaning

1. (countable) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
2. (uncountable) The material from which such cords are made.
3. (uncountable) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
4. (uncountable) Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).

Synonyms

gut

wild sweet pea

Tephrosia virginiana

goat’s rue

cord

silkworm gut

chord

catgut suture

surgical catgut

ribbon gut

catgut ligature

string

🪢

suture

violin

🎻

sheepgut

lute-string

hoary pea

Translations

catgut

darmsnaar

catgut

catgut

Darmsaite

tripa

corde de boyau

catgut

Catgut

kiriş

🪢

tephrosia virginiana

الوتر

Tephrosia virginiana

snaar

🪢

snaarinstrument

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkætˌɡʌt/

Etymology

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.