Meanings
nountailgut (plural tailguts)
plural tailguts · alternative tail gut · alternative tail-gut
- artsA cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.
Synonyms: postcloacal gut, postanal gut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.
Similar
postcloacal gutpostanal gut
Similar
tailcordtail cord
Also see
Origin
Translations
French attache cordier
- attache cordiergut or synthetic cord
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APA
tailgut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgut
MLA
“tailgut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgut. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailgut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgut.
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