The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
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2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
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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.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rot \Rot\, n.
1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
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2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,
supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot,
Black rot, etc., below.
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3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks
sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the
presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.
See 1st Fluke, 2.
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His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.
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Bitter rot (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the
fungus Glaeosporium fructigenum. --F. L. Scribner.
Black rot (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the
leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus Laestadia
Bidwellii. --F. L. Scribner.
Dry rot (Bot.) See under Dry.
Grinder's rot (Med.) See under Grinder.
Potato rot. (Bot.) See under Potato.
White rot (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in
whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus
Coniothyrium diplodiella. --F. L. Scribner.
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