Gut

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gutted p. pr. & vb. n. Gutting. ] 1. To take out the bowels from; to eviscerate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To plunder of contents; to destroy or remove the interior or contents of; as, a mob gutted the house. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tom Brown, of facetious memory, having gutted a proper
name of its vowels, used it as freely as he pleased. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. lacking courage or vitality; as, he was a yellow gutless worm. Opposite of gutsy.
Syn. -- spineless. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger.
Syn. -- courageous, plucky. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. rough or plain; not sophisticated or refined; earthy. Opposite of sophisticated, or refined.
Syn. -- earthy, lusty, robust. [ PJC ]

‖n.; pl. Guttae [ L. ] 1. A drop. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gutta serena [ L., lit. serene or clear drop ] (Med.), amaurosis. --
Guttæ band (Arch.), the listel or band from which the guttæ hang. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured. ] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra Gutta, syn. Dichopsis Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. guttatus. Cf. Gutty. ] Spotted, as if discolored by drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Guttate. ] Besprinkled with drops, or droplike spots. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus Artocarpus (A. incisa, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making birdlime, on account of its glutinous quality. [ 1913 Webster ]