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gristle
[ gris-uhl ]
/ ˈgrɪs əl /
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noun
cartilage, especially in meats.
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Origin of gristle
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Frisian, Middle Low German gristal; akin to Old English grost cartillage
Words nearby gristle
grison, Grisons, grissini, grist, grist for the mill, gristle, gristly, gristmill, Griswold, Griswold versus Connecticut, grit
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British Dictionary definitions for gristle
gristle
/ (ˈɡrɪsəl) /
noun
cartilage, esp when in meat
Derived forms of gristle
gristly, adjectivegristliness, nounWord Origin for gristle
Old English gristle; related to Old Frisian, Middle Low German gristel
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