v. t.
Take the millstones, and grind meal. Is. xivii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Send thee
Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
obs. p. p.
‖n. [ NL. Named after D. H. Grindel, a Russian. ] (Med.) The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (
n.
Grinder's asthma,
Grinder's phthisis,
Grinder's rot
n. Leather workers' materials. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Grindery warehouse,
a. & n. from Grind. [ 1913 Webster ]
Grinding frame,
Grinding mill.
adv. In a grinding manner. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The bowfin; -- called also