catgut
catgut
noun
noun
- [mass noun]a material used for the strings of musical instruments and for surgical sutures, made of the dried twisted intestines of sheep or horses, but not cats
肠线（羊或马，而非猫的干缩曲肠所作成的线，用作器乐弦和手术缝合线）
- late 16th cent.: the association with cat remains unexplained
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