Gut — Defs

01 n. A narrow passage of water; as, the Gut of Canso.

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. 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.

Phrases & compounds

Blind gut — See Caecum, n. (b).

02 v. t. To take out the bowels from; to eviscerate.

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 house.
“Tom Brown, of facetious memory, having gutted a proper name of its vowels, used it as freely as he pleased.” — Addison.