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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grindery1

First recorded in 1795–1805; grind + -ery
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Example Sentences

This grindery is located, in an Irish neighborhood, and there used to be a great number of Irish children thereabouts.

It is much used by shoe-makers; and is sold at the grindery, or leather shops.

Procure some inch French nails, or inch rivets; the former at the ironmonger's; the latter at the grindery shops.

For this purpose have a supply of 1⁄2-inch rivets; they may be purchased at the grindery shops for about 5d.

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