gutstring

noun

gutstring

noun

Etymology From gut + string.

1

A string made of gut.

  • As also all patents for new inventions not put in practice within three years, likewise the several grants of incorporation to hatband makers, gutstring makers, spectacle makers, comb makers, tobacco-pipe makers, butchers, and horners.1873, Calendar of State Papers:
  • And all because your racket is strung with a fighting heart of supremely live genuine gutstring.1932, American Lawn Tennis:

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