'Catgut' definitions:
Definition of 'catgut'
From: WordNet
noun
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana]
noun
A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery [syn: catgut, gut]
Definition of 'Catgut'
From: GCIDE
- Catgut \Cat"gut`\, n. [Cat + gut.]
- 1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. [1913 Webster]