[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

catgut
     n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern north america having downy
          leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of
          rotenone syn: goat's rue, wild sweet pea, tephrosia
          virginiana
     2: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in
        surgery syn: gut
see also:
goat's rue wild sweet pea tephrosia virginiana gut 

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