Definition of Grindle

1. Noun. Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America.

Exact synonyms: Amia Calva, Bowfin, Dogfish
Generic synonyms: Ganoid, Ganoid Fish
Group relationships: Amia, Genus Amia

Definition of Grindle

1. n. The bowfin; -- called also Johnny Grindle.

Definition of Grindle

1. Noun. A fish, the bowfin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Grindle

1. The bowfin. Synonym: Johnny Grindle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grindle

grinderies
grinders
grindery
grindest
grindeth
grindhouse
grindhouses
grinding-in
grinding frame
grinding frames
grinding surface
grinding wheel
grindingly
grindings
grindle (current term)
grindle-stone
grindle-stones
grindles
grindlet
grindlets
grinds
grindstone
grindstones
gringas
gringo
gringos
grinned
grinner
grinners

Literary usage of Grindle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Concise Treatise on the Law of Wills by Henry Studdy Theobald (1885)
"grindle, 7 Eq. 215. The principle of election being compensation, in order to put tion there persons whose property the testator has given away to their ..."

2. The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of All the States ...by John Hayward by John Hayward (1839)
"Benjamin Rand, William Lang, and Daniel grindle, whose sufferings and hardships were very great. The crops of the first settlers were greatly injured, ..."

3. Storage Batteries: A List of References 1900-1915 by George S. Maynard, New York Public Library (1915)
"grindle, GA On the use of storage batteries in connection with electric tramways. (Institution of Electrical Engineers. Journal, London, v. 30, 1901, p. ..."

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