catgut

catgut definitions

noun
  • A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. 

  • The material from which such cords are made. 

  • A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc. 

  • Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).