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gritter

noun

Etymology

From grit + -er.

  1. inherited from *greutą✻
  2. inherited from *greut✻
  3. inherited from greot
  4. inherited from grete
  5. suffixed as gritter — “grit + er”

Definitions

  1. One who grits anything.

    • He was gritting his teeth while lifting weights. I am from the teeth-gritters myself, and my teeth are also very soft.

  2. A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction.

    • You need more than gritters, you need ploughs.

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