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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Grinder \Grind"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, grinds. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes. 4. A submarine sandwich. [local, U.S.] Syn: submarine, hoagie. [PJC] Grinder's asthma, Grinder's phthisis, or Grinder's rot (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding. [1913 Webster]