blind gut

American  

noun

1. the cecum.

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blind gut British  

noun

1. informal another name for the caecum

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Etymology

Origin of blind gut

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

If he took the wrong furrow, he could not cross from one blind gut into another, nor hope to meet the fugitive at any future turning.

From The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories by Foote, Mary Hallock

Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

The bridge of his nose, like a The blind gut, like a breastplate. wheelbarrow.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

The blind gut, answered doctor Slop, lies betwixt the Ilion and Colon—— In a man? said my father.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence

The blind gut, answered doctor Slop, lies betwixt the Ilion and Colon— In a man? said my father.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence