catgut
Plural: catguts
Noun
- perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
- a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
- A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
- The material from which such cords are made.
- A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
- Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).
- pl. -S a strong cord
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
goat's rue, gut, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea
Scrabble Score: 9
catgut: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcatgut: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catgut: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
catgut is a valid Words With Friends word