grit

Definitions

1. 1.The coarse part of meal.
2. 2.pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
3. 3.(Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit.
4. 4.Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
5. 5.Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude. C. Reade. E. P. Whipple.
6. 6.To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith.
7. 7.To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats called?
• What is a hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit called?
• What is structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit called?
• What is firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude. C. Reade. E. P. Whipple called?
• What is to give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith called?
• What is to grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] called?