Meanings
noungrindle-stone (plural grindle-stones)
plural grindle-stones · alternative grindlestone
- obsoleteA grindstone.
Origin
- Middle Englishgrindston“grindstone”
- Middle Englishgryndelston
- Englishgrindle-stone
From Middle English gryndelston, alteration of Middle English grindston (“grindstone”).
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grindle-stone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindle-stone
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