grummet

[ gruhm-it ]

/ ˈgrʌm ɪt /

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noun

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Words nearby grummet

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

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How to use grummet in a sentence

"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
There was also one grummet of round-shot at every gun, besides the racks being filled.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
They climb up and down with their hands and arms, using only the grummet on the feet.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

“Not quite so bad as that, sir,” sang out the voice of Grummet in the distance, the thick vapour lending it a far-away sound.
The Ghost Ship|John C. Hutcheson

British Dictionary definitions for grummet

grummet

/ (ˈɡrʌmɪt) /

noun

another word for grommet

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