gutstring

English

Etymology

gut +‎ string

Noun

gutstring (plural gutstrings)

  1. A string made of gut.
    • 1873, Calendar of State Papers
      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.
    • 1932, American Lawn Tennis
      And all because your racket is strung with a fighting heart of supremely live genuine gutstring.
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