Grinder, private tutor, a coach.—University.
Grinder, a tooth.
Grindoff, a miller. From The Miller and his Men.
Gripes, the stomach-ache. See [TRIPES].
Grist to the mill, money to the pocket, food to the family; anything which is supposed to add to a man’s immediate prospects, to his income, or to his benefit in any way, is said to “bring GRIST TO THE MILL.”
Grizzle, to fret or cry continuously.
Grog blossoms, pimples on the face, caused by hard drinking. Of such a person it is often said, “He bears his blushing honours thick upon him.”
Grog-fight, a drinking party.—Military.
Groggy, tipsy; when a prize-fighter becomes “weak on his pins,” and nearly beaten, he is said to be GROGGY. The same term is applied to horses that are overworked and unsteady. From similarity of appearance to the peculiarity of gait consequent on imbibing too much GROG.
Grove of the Evangelist, a facetious name for St. John’s Wood.