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Meanings of grinder in English

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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.

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Portuguese
moinho
Catalan
molinet

Machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing.

moinho
Portuguese
dente
Catalan
dent molar

Grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars.

dente
Usage of grinder in English
1
They use a stone grinder from India that's used to grind dahl.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
2
Mich bought me a new grinder and couldn't work out the attachments.
The South African
3
Like any other serious espresso bar, we used a conical burr grinder.
Roast mortem
4
Chop uncooked tough meat very fine; put it twice through a grinder.
Made-Over Dishes
5
Put the raisins and oranges through the meat grinder, after removing seeds.
Things Mother Used to Make / A Collection of Old Time Recipes, S...
6
His insides felt as if they'd been run through a meat grinder.
Avalon
7
The grinder will soften set putty and will quickly prepare cold putty.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
8
A hand-cranked coffee grinder sat in the middle of the glass table.
All You Need Is Kill
9
You can adjust the grind just like any other quality crank grinder.
Wired
10
She sat down on the floor next to the large stone grinder.
The mango season
11
Balus the knife grinder saw him and touched his brow to Tobin.
The Bone Doll's Twin
12
I pushed the button on the electric grinder, drowning out his reply.
Through the grinder
13
And a meat grinder in his belly that he pulls people into.
Wired
14
It sort of looks like a meat grinder, but it's for vegetables.
Skinny italian: eat it and enjoy it
15
I was diagnosed as a teeth grinder, too, brought on by anxiety.
The Irish Times
16
Then grind everything together in a spice or coffee grinder until powdery.
Food matters: a guide to conscious eating with more than 75 reci...
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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