grummet

[gruhm-it]

noun

grommet.

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Examples from the Web for grummet

Historical Examples

"I will ring for tea at once, and send Grummet down for Crump," said the Vicar.
The Wonderful Visit
Herbert George Wells
Grummet had met him not a hundred yards from the vicarage gate.
The Wonderful Visit
Herbert George Wells
His plan was to hold tight with his knees while he jerked the grummet as high as it would go, and then to swarm up again and rest.
The Three Commanders
W.H.G. Kingston
For the negro, released by Grummet, despite half a pint of rum poured down his throat, is scarcely able to keep his feet.
The Flag of Distress
Mayne Reid
Also, a grummet either of rope or iron, fixed to the bottom of a block, for making fast the standing end of the fall.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for grummet

grummet

noun

another word for grommet

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grummet

Examples from the Web for grummet

Historical Examples

"I will ring for tea at once, and send Grummet down for Crump," said the Vicar.

Grummet had met him not a hundred yards from the vicarage gate.

His plan was to hold tight with his knees while he jerked the grummet as high as it would go, and then to swarm up again and rest.

For the negro, released by Grummet, despite half a pint of rum poured down his throat, is scarcely able to keep his feet.

Also, a grummet either of rope or iron, fixed to the bottom of a block, for making fast the standing end of the fall.

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