gristle

American  

[gris-uhl] / ˈgrɪs əl /

noun

1. cartilage, especially in meats.

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gristle British  

/ ˈɡrɪsəl /

noun

1. cartilage, esp when in meat

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Other Word Forms

• gristliness noun
• gristly adjective

Etymology

Origin of gristle

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Frisian, Middle Low German gristal; akin to Old English grost cartillage

Example Sentences

Foreman says the prison's daily menu of "rice and gristle" is "repeated every single week".

From BBC

He was shorter in the arm, but pure gristle.

From Literature

So far the float had only gone down when her line tangled in seaweed, or because a sea crab had nibbled at the bait until there was only a thread of gristle left.

From Literature

"Dishes often contain meat that looks like cartilage, jelly and fat, with a high percentage of gristle," she wrote.

From BBC

Set in the mid-18th century, it is a classic tale of haves and have-nots filled with gristle and grit, limitless horizons, scenes of suffering, reversals of fortune and cathartic recognition.

From New York Times