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grindle-stone

grindle-stone noun: a grindstone.

Noun

grindle-stone (plural grindle-stones)

  1. (obsolete) A grindstone.

Forms of grindle-stone

pluralgrindle-stones
alternative formgrindlestone

Origin of grindle-stone

From Middle English gryndelston, alteration of Middle English grindston (“grindstone”).

Questions about grindle-stone

What does grindle-stone mean?
Grindle-stone means a grindstone.
What part of speech is grindle-stone?
Grindle-stone is a noun.
What is the plural of grindle-stone?
The plural of grindle-stone is grindle-stones.

Words near grindle-stone in the dictionary

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

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