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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grinder \Grind"er\, n. 1. One who or that which grinds. 2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The restless flycatcher ({Seisura inquieta}) of Australia; -- called also {restless thrush} and {volatile thrush}. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grinder n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}] 2: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars [syn: {molar}] 3: a machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing [syn: {mill}] 4: a machine that tools or polishes metal
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