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gutstring

gutstring noun: a string made of gut.

Noun

gutstring (plural gutstrings)

  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

Forms of gutstring

pluralgutstrings

Origin of gutstring

From gut + string.

Questions about gutstring

What does gutstring mean?
Gutstring means a string made of gut.
What part of speech is gutstring?
Gutstring is a noun.
What is the plural of gutstring?
The plural of gutstring is gutstrings.

Words near gutstring in the dictionary

  1. gutsiest
  2. gutsily
  3. gutsiness
  4. gutsing
  5. gutsing out
  6. gutstring
  7. gutstrings
  8. Gutsul
  9. Gutsuls
  10. gutsy
  11. gutt

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