Heart″string′ (–strĭng′), n. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart. Shak.
Sobbing, as if a heartstring broke. Moore.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.