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grindery

[ grahyn-duh-ree ]
/ ˈgraɪn də ri /
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noun, plural grind·er·ies.
a workshop for grinding edge tools.
British.
  1. a shoemaker's or leatherworker's material and equipment.
  2. a shop where such material and equipment may be purchased.
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Origin of grindery

First recorded in 1795–1805; grind + -ery

Words nearby grindery

Grinch Stole Christmas, How the, grind, grindelia, Grindelwald, grinder, grindery, grindhouse, grind in, grinding wheel, grindle, grind on
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How to use grindery in a sentence

  • This grindery is located, in an Irish neighborhood, and there used to be a great number of Irish children thereabouts.

    Dealings With The Dead|A Sexton of the Old School

  • It is much used by shoe-makers; and is sold at the grindery, or leather shops.

    The Pyrotechnist's Treasury|Thomas Kentish

  • Procure some inch French nails, or inch rivets; the former at the ironmonger's; the latter at the grindery shops.

    The Pyrotechnist's Treasury|Thomas Kentish

  • For this purpose have a supply of 1⁄2-inch rivets; they may be purchased at the grindery shops for about 5d.

    The Pyrotechnist's Treasury|Thomas Kentish

British Dictionary definitions for grindery

grindery
/ (ˈɡraɪndərɪ) /
noun plural -eries
a place in which tools and cutlery are sharpened
the equipment of a shoemaker
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