A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.

a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

Catgut is the name applied to cord of great toughness and tenacity prepared from the intestines of sheep/goat, or occasionally from those of the hog, horse, mule, and donkey. Those of the cat are not employed, and therefore it is supposed that the word is properly kitgut ("violin string"), kit meaning "fiddle," and that the present form has arisen through confusion with kit = cat. Another explanation of the origin of the cat in catgut is that it is an abbreviation for cattle which originally denoted not only cows, but all types of livestock.

perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone

A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.

The line used to carry the weights of a clock. It is also used to convey the drive from the barrel to the fusee.