Grinder
Grind"er
(?), n. 1. One who, or that which, grinds.[1913 Webster]
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zol.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes.
4. A submarine sandwich.
[local, U.S.]
Syn. -- submarine, hoagie.
[PJC]
Grinder's asthma,
Grinder's phthisis,
or
Grinder's rot
(Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding.
[1913 Webster]
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