Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grinder"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
3. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grinder
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise
and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion
and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
{hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban
sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine},
{submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
2: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the
premolars [syn: {molar}]
3: machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing
[syn: {mill}]
4: a machine tool that polishes metal
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