·noun A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
II. Catgut ·noun A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, ·esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, ·etc.
The Fucus filum, or sea-thread. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A fiddler. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose