grummet

[ gruhm-it ]

/ ˈgrʌm ɪt /

noun

grommet.

Words nearby grummet

gruiform, grum, grumble, grumbling appendix, grume, grummet, grumous, grump, grumphie, grumpy, grundies

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Examples from the Web for grummet

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
For this madness the refractory convict had been condemned to the solitude of the Grummet Rock.
For the Term of His Natural Life|Marcus Clarke
There was also one grummet of round-shot at every gun, besides the racks being filled.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
Grummet had met him not a hundred yards from the vicarage gate.
The Wonderful Visit|Herbert George Wells

Archaic spellings such as "grummet," "develope," and "fryingpan" were retained.
Storm-Bound|Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for grummet

grummet

/ (ˈɡrʌmɪt) /

noun

another word for grommet

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