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grindle

grindle noun: a fish, the bowfin (Amia calva).

Noun

grindle (plural grindles)

  1. (US, dated, dialectal) A fish, the bowfin (Amia calva).

Proper noun capitalized: Grindle

Grindle (countable and uncountable, plural Grindles)

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Ryton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7503).

Forms of grindle

Noun
pluralgrindles
Proper noun
pluralGrindles

Words formed from grindle

Questions about grindle

What does grindle mean?
Grindle means a fish, the bowfin (Amia calva).
What part of speech is grindle?
Grindle can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of grindle?
The plural of grindle is grindles.

Words near grindle in the dictionary

  1. grinding up
  2. grinding wheel
  3. grinding wheels
  4. grindingly
  5. grindings
  6. grindle
  7. grindle-stone
  8. grindle-stones
  9. Grindleford
  10. grindles
  11. grindlestone

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