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Gut

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, especially. 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 caecum, .

Origin: oe. Gut, got, as. Gut, prob. Orig, a channel, and akin to geotan to pour. See FOUND to cast. The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus.