heartstring

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heartstring - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Heartstring \Heart"string`\ (h[aum]rt"str[i^]ng`), n.
     A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.
     --Shak.
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           Sobbing, as if a heartstring broke.      --Moore.
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