cut string

noun

1. another name for bridgeboard

Example Sentences

Cut string cheese in half and put on the tip of a skewer, about ½-inch into the cheese.

From Seattle Times

I cut string for my bow with the blade, and our bows have screws and nuts that come loose every once in a while.

From Wall Street Journal

He will see that the faith has gone, the habits no longer hold, the traditions lie lax like cut string—there is nothing to replace these things.

From Project Gutenberg

The only rope trick I have ever seen performed by an Indian conjuror, is that of "The cut string restored," as it is called in England.

From Project Gutenberg

Take this sword, Eggleston," he had said, "use it for the State; never for anything else: don't cut string with it or open tin cans.

From Project Gutenberg