gutstring

A string made of gut.

Noun

  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,...
    • And all because your racket is strung with a fighting heart of supremely live genuine gutstring. - 1932, American Lawn Tennis:

Origin

From gut + string.

Forms

gutstrings