Thick strings or ropes, or the ridged muscles that stick out on your neck and arms when you flex.
From Old French 'corde,' derived from Latin 'chorda' meaning 'string' or 'gut.' Originally referred to animal intestines used as strings, then expanded to any rope-like object.
The word 'cord' comes from the same root as 'heart' and 'chord' in music—all stem from Latin 'cor' meaning the core or center of something, which is why a guitar's strings touched the heart of ancient musicians!
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