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grindery

American  
[grahyn-duh-ree] / ˈgraɪn də ri /

noun

plural

grinderies

  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 British  
/ ˈɡraɪndərɪ /

noun

  1. a place in which tools and cutlery are sharpened

  2. the equipment of a shoemaker

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Etymology

Origin of grindery

First recorded in 1795–1805; grind + -ery

Example Sentences

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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 Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

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