| Gut (gut) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Gut |
| [OE. gut,
got, AS. gut, prob. orig., a channel, and akin to
geótan to pour. See FOUND to cast.]
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A narrow passage of water; as, the
Gut of Canso.
An intenstine; a bowel; the whole
alimentary canal; the enteron; (pl.) bowels;
entrails.
One of the prepared entrails of an animal,
esp. of a sheep, used for various purposes. See
Catgut.
The sac of silk taken from a silkworm
(when ready to spin its cocoon), for the purpose of drawing it out
into a thread. This, when dry, is exceedingly strong, and is used as
the snood of a fish line.
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To take out the bowels from]
to eviscerate.
To plunder of contents; to destroy or
remove the interior or contents of; as, a mob gutted the
house.
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