grinder

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Herb grinder is a grinder which is used to grind the herbs into very small pieces.

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  1. noun One that grinds, especially:
  2. noun One who sharpens cutting edges.
  3. noun A mechanical device that grinds: a meat grinder.
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  • The other kind of grinder is a burr grinder and prices for a quality model start at $200 and rise rapidly. —  Lifehacker
  • Antonelli is described as a grinder and he took to second base well, although he will probably never win a Gold Glove. —  Baseball Analysts
  • His Master's Voice has copied out uncritically the words of the organ-grinder, sorry, of Cllr Tony Page, at Monday night's Reading Cabinet meeting, read them here. —  janestheone
  • I got out my 30 year old Magic Mill wood stone wheat grinder, after not being used for at least 8 years. —  The Fresh Loaf
  • The second act throws Antigone and Creon into the meat grinder, as the two tear savagely at each other's ideology. —  Riverfront Times | Complete Issue
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  1. from Middle English gryndere, a miller, from Anglo-Saxon *grindere (Somner: not verified), from grindan, grind: see grind.
 

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/ˈgraɪndər/
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