guitarstring

English

Noun

guitarstring (plural guitarstrings)

1. Alternative form of guitar string.
   • 2013, Cotler, T. Zachary, Ghost at the Loom, MP Publishing, page 196

     I want to talk about what you’ve been reading, and I am about to try, except a minute snap'thrum like a guitarstring breaking far away makes me turn from the window and say, “What did you say?”

   • 2012, Tyler, Daniel, A Guide at Dickens’ London, Hesperus, page 59

     The closet whispered, the fireplace sighed, the little washing-stand ticked, and one guitarstring played occasionally in the chest of drawers

   • 1999, University of Vermont, The Vermont Cynic, page 12

     After some technical difficulties with broken guitarstrings, The Implants, a local group, opened up the show.

   • 2000, Queen, Ellery, The King is Dead, G.K. Hall & Co., page 11

     “Good morning,” said the smallish man, removing his hat. He had a voice like a steel guitarstring.

   • 2002, Nugent, Ted, Kill it & grill it : a guide to preparing and cooking wild game and fish, Regnery Pub. page 6

     I didn’t floss or wipe the greaze from my fingers before the concert, hoping to get maximum mileage from the natural oils of the beast that provided me energy and fuel that night, straight to my guitarstrings for optimal tone and attitude.