grindery

[ grahyn-duh-ree ]

noun

, plural grind·er·ies.

1. a workshop for grinding edge tools.
2. British.
   1. a shoemaker's or leatherworker's material and equipment.
   2. a shop where such material and equipment may be purchased.

grindery

/ ˈɡraɪndərɪ /

noun

1. a place in which tools and cutlery are sharpened
2. the equipment of a shoemaker

Word History and Origins

Origin of grindery¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; grind + -ery

Example Sentences

The spot he chose was Blue Tokai, a hipster joint that is part coffee bar and part industrial grindery.

From New York Times

I have, since the above was written, found that some dealers in leather and shoemakers' "grindery" sell knives of varied and serviceable patterns — other than those described — all of which have hard wood handles.

From Project Gutenberg

For making holes in the bottom where the nails or studs are fixed, a large sewing-awl will be required; this will probably have to be bought at a saddler's; the other tools can all be obtained at any grindery and leather seller's.

From Project Gutenberg

After that I must settle myself down in Penmaenmawr and write a little book about David Hume—before the grindery of the winter begins.

From Project Gutenberg

After he had told me that the workers had to furnish their own tools, brads, “grindery,” cardboard, rent, light, and what not, it was plain that his thirty bob was a diminishing quantity.

From Project Gutenberg