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catgut
cat·gut [ kát gùt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
string for violins and tennis rackets: a tough thin cord made from the dried intestines of animals. Use: stringing musical instruments, surgical thread.
[Late 16th century. Probably <cat (for unknown reasons)]
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