grindle

[ grin-dl ]

noun

1. bowfin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grindle¹

1700–10, Americanism; < German Gründel, diminutive of Grund ground, bottom

Example Sentences

But the state is still purple, with an all-Democratic congressional delegation but Republican control of the state legislature and governorship, thanks to independent voters like Kathleen Grindle Mack, 64, of Plainfield.

From New York Times

Armed with confidential information, Stanton meets Lilith’s patient Ezra Grindle at his enormous estate, posing as a spiritualist who can contact the fearsome millionaire’s dead lover — for a price.

From Los Angeles Times

Grindle demands that Stanton take a lie detector test.

From Los Angeles Times

Early in 2020, Richard Jenkins had just one scene left to shoot for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” playing disturbing millionaire Ezra Grindle opposite Bradley Cooper’s con-man spiritualist.

From Los Angeles Times

One is the Joshua Grindle House, graced by a carved, lacy Victorian overhang above its wraparound veranda.

From Washington Post