noun · countable / uncountable · rare

gristle

gristle · gristles

хрящ

хрящ, хрящик

Knorpel

Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meatCartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.

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/ˈɡɹɪsəl/

» The butcher trimmed off the gristle before weighing the meat.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
Knorpel
хрящxrjašč, хря́щикxrjáščik
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work.

More definitions

tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

Examples

3 sentences

The butcher trimmed off the gristle before weighing the meat.
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Elvish healers claimed that phoenix gristle could strengthen weakened bones.
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George tried to enjoy the steak, but a chunk of gristle ruined the last bite.
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Translations

6 languages

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Origin

From Middle English gristel, grystyl, from Old English gristel (“gristle, cartilage”), Pro

From Middle English gristel, grystyl, from Old English gristel (“gristle, cartilage”), Proto-West Germanic *gristl, of obscure origin; possibly from a pre-Germanic substrate language. Seemingly equivalent to a diminutive of Old English grist (“a grinding”), equivalent to modern English grist + -le; possibly related to Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”). Cognate with Old Frisian gristel, gerstel (“gristle, cartilage”), Middle Low German gristel (“gristle”).

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