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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grindle-stone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
grindle--s-tone
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grindstone.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English gryndelston, alteration of Middle English grindston (“grindstone”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gryndelston, grindston

Usage

Inflected Forms

grindle-stones (plural) grindlestone (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

grindletail

Questions

What does grindle-stone mean?
A grindstone.
Where does grindle-stone come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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