Gutstring

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

From gut + string.

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