Grinder
[grahyn-der] /ˈgraɪn dər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that .
2.
a kitchen device or appliance for food.
3.
a sharpener of tools.
4.
a molar tooth.
5.
Chiefly New England and Inland North. .
6.
grinders, Informal. the teeth.
/ˈɡraɪndə/
noun
1.
a person who grinds, esp one who grinds cutting tools
2.
a machine for grinding
3.
a molar tooth
n.
Old English grindere “one who grinds (grain);” agent noun from grind (v.). Meaning “molar tooth” is late 14c. (Old English had grindetoð). Meaning “machine for milling” is from 1660s; of persons, from late 15c. Large sandwich sense is from 1954, though the exact signification is uncertain (perhaps from the amount of chewing required to eat one).
noun
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