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English Dictionary: gut by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gut
n
  1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
    Synonym(s): intestine, bowel, gut
  2. a narrow channel or strait
  3. a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
    Synonym(s): catgut, gut
v
  1. empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building"
  2. remove the guts of; "gut the sheep"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gut \Gut\, n. [OE. gut, got, AS. gut, prob. orig., a channel,
      and akin to ge[a2]tan to pour. See {FOUND} to cast.]
      1. A narrow passage of water; as, the Gut of Canso.
  
      2. An intenstine; a bowel; the whole alimentary canal; the
            enteron; (pl.) bowels; entrails.
  
      3. One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a
            sheep, used for various purposes. See {Catgut}.
  
      4. 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.
  
      {Blind gut}. See {C[92]cum}, n.
            (b) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gut \Gut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gutting}.]
      1. To take out the bowels from; to eviscerate.
  
      2. To plunder of contents; to destroy or remove the interior
            or contents of; as, a mob gutted the bouse.
  
                     Tom Brown, of facetious memory, having gutted a
                     proper name of its vowels, used it as freely as he
                     pleased.                                             --Addison.
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