Grind"let (?), n. A small drain.
Grind"stone` (?), n. A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for
grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.
To hold, pat, or bring one'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
LacedÊmonians to hold their noses to the grindstone.
Sir T. North.
Grin"ner (?), n. One who grins. Addison.
Grin"ning*ly, adv. In a grinning manner.
Grint (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Grind, contr. from grindeth. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Grin"te (?), obs. imp. of Grin, v. i., 1.
[He] grinte with his teeth, so was he wroth.
Chaucer.
Grint"ing (?), n. Grinding. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Grip (?), n. [L. gryps, gryphus. See Griffin, Grype.] (Zoˆl.) The
griffin. [Obs.]
Grip, n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.] A small ditch or
furrow. Ray.
Grip, v. t. To trench; to drain.
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.