gristbite
English
Alternative forms
- grizbite
- grisbite
Etymology
From Middle English grisbaten, from Old English gristbitian. Equivalent to grist ("to grind") + bite.
Verb
gristbite (third-person singular simple present gristbites, present participle gristbiting, simple past and past participle gristbited)
- (obsolete, dialect) To gnash one's teeth.
- 1866, George Walter Thornbury, Greatheart:
- Mrs. Tolpedden achieved a dashing cannon, and then gave a miss, at which she "grisbetted", as Milly called it.
- 1866, George Walter Thornbury, Greatheart: