Chapter Grinding to Grog of G by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Grinding to Grog

Grinding
(Grind"ing), a. & n. from Grind.

Grinding frame, an English name for a cotton spinning machine. — Grinding mill. (a) A mill for grinding grain. (b) A lapidary's lathe.

Grindingly
(Grind"ing*ly), adv. In a grinding manner. [Colloq.]

Grindle
(Grin"dle) n. (Zoöl.) The bowfin; — called also Johnny Grindle. [Local, U. S.]

Grindle stone
(Grin"dle stone") A grindstone. [Obs.]

Grindlet
(Grind"let) n. A small drain.

Grindstone
(Grind"stone`) n. A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.

Tohold, pat, or bringone's nose to the grindstone, to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude.

They might be ashamed, for lack of courage, to suffer the Lacedæmonians to hold their noses to the grindstone.

Sir T. North.

Grinner
(Grin"ner) n. One who grins. Addison.

Grinningly
(Grin"ning*ly), adv. In a grinning manner.

Grint
(Grint) 3d pers. sing. pres. of Grind, contr. from grindeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Grinte
(Grin"te) obs. imp. of Grin, v. i., 1.

[He] grinte with his teeth, so was he wroth.

Chaucer.

Grinting
(Grint"ing) n. Grinding. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Grip
(Grip) n. [L. gryps, gryphus. See Griffin, Grype.] (Zoöl.) The griffin. [Obs.]

Grip
(Grip), n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.] A small ditch or furrow. Ray.

Grip
(Grip), v. t. To trench; to drain.

Grip
(Grip), n. [AS. gripe. Cf. Grip, v. t., Gripe, v. t.]

1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.

2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.

3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.

4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

Grip
(Grip), v. t. [From Grip a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; — of German origin. See Gripe, v. t.] To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

Gripe
(Gripe) n. [See Grype.] (Zoöl.) A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.]

Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws.

Shak.