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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Grūb, v. i. p. 593To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging. 2. To beg; to solicit alms, especially food. [Colloq. and low.]Grŭb, v. t. p. 593To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; — followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. Hare.Grŭb, n. p. 593A fleshy, dingy-colored larve, whether proceeding from the eggs of a beetle, moth, or other insect; especially, a larve of a beetle or weevil. Yet your butterfly was a grub. Shak. 2. A short, thick…Grŭb'-ăx or Grŭb'-ăxe, n. p. 593A tool used in grubbing up roots; &c.Grŭb'ber, n. p. 593One who grubs. 2. An instrument for digging up the roots of trees, and the like.Grŭb'ble, v. t. p. 593To feel or grab in the dark. [Obs.] Dryden.Grŭb'ble, v. i. p. 593To grovel. [Obs.] Hopkins.Grŭb'street, n. or a. p. 593A street near Moorfields, in London (now called Milton Street), “much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet.”…Grŭdġe, v. t. p. 593To look upon with desire to possess; to envy; to covet; to part with reluctantly; to desire to get back again; — followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and remote objects. ’Tis not…Grŭdge, v. i. p. 593To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. Grudge not one against another. James v. 9. 2. To feel compunction or grief. [Obs.]…Grüdge, n. p. 593Uneasiness at the possession of something by another; sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice or enmity; ill will; envy; secret enmity; hatred. Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity…Grūdge'ful, a. p. 593Full of grudge; envious. [Obs.] “Grudgeful discontent.” Spenser.Grŭd'geons, n. pl. p. 593Coarse meal. [Obs.] Beau. d'Et.Grŭdg'er, n. p. 593One who grudges; a murmurer.Grüdg'ing-ly, adv. p. 593In a grudging or reluctant manner.Grü'el, n. p. 593A kind of light, liquid food, made by boiling meal in water.Grüff, a. p. 593Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; rugged; harsh. Addison.Grŭff'ly, adv. p. 593In a gruff manner. “Gruffly looked the god.” Dryden.Grŭff'ness, n. p. 593The quality or state of being gruff.Grŭm, a. p. 593Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. Arbuthnot. 2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as, a grum voice.Grŭm'ble, v. i. p. 593To murmur with discontent; to utter a low voice by way of complaint. L'Avare, not using half his store, Still grumbles that he has no more. Prior. 2. To growl; to snarl; as, a lion grumbling over his…Grüm'ble, v. t. p. 593To express or utter with grumbling.Grüm'bler, n. p. 593One who grumbles or murmurs; one who complains; a discontented man.Grüm'bling-ly, adv. p. 593In a grumbling manner.Grume, n. p. 593A thick, viscid consistence of a fluid; a clot, as of blood. Quincy.Grüm'ly, adv. p. 593In a grum manner.Grü-mōse', a. p. 593(Bot.) Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.Grü'moüs, a. p. 593Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood. 2. (Bot.) Formed of coarse grains, as some clustered, tubercular roots. Lindley.Grū'mous-ness, n. p. 594A state of being grumous or concreted. Wiseman.Grŭmp'i-ly, adv. p. 594In a surly, dissatisfied manner; as, to answer grumpily.Grümp'y, a. p. 594Surly; dissatisfied; grouty. Forby.Grün'del, n. p. 594(Ichth.) A certain fish; the groundling.Gründ'sel, n. p. 594The same as GROUNDSEL. Milton.Grŭnt, v. i. p. 594To make a noise like a hog; to utter a short groan, or a deep, guttural sound.Grŭnt, n. p. 594A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.Grŭnt'er, n. p. 594One that grunts. 2. (Ichth.) A certain fish; the grunts.Grŭnt'ing-ly, adv. p. 594In a grunting manner.Grünt'le, v. i. p. 594To grunt. [Obs.]Grünt'ling, n. p. 594A young hog.Grünts, n. p. 594(Ichth.) A fish (Pogonias chromis) found on the eastern seaboard of the United States, and so called from the peculiar grunting sound made by it.Grūs, n. p. 594(Ornith.) A genus of birds including the crane.Grŭtch, v. t. or i. p. 594To grudge. [Obs.] Spenser.Grÿ, n. p. 594A measure equivalent to one tenth of a line. Locke. 2. Any thing very small, or of little value. [Rare.]Grÿde, v. i. p. 594To gride. See GRIDE. Spenser.Gry'fon, n. p. 594A griffin. See GRIFFIN. Spenser.Grÿl'li-dæ, n. pl. p. 594(Entom.) A family of leaping insects, of which the genus Gryllus is the type, characterized by having very long and slender antennæ and legs, large and delicate wings, and wing-covers extending often…Grÿl'lus, n. p. 594(Entom.) A genus of insects including the grasshopper, and the like.Grȳpe, v. t. p. 594To gripe. See GRIPE. Spenser.Grȳpe, n. p. 594A vulture; sometimes, also, a griffin. [Obs.] Like a white hind under the grype's sharp claws, Pleads in a wilderness where are no laws. Shak.Gryph'ite, n. p. 594(Geol.) A mollusk of the oyster family, the shell of which has the beak more or less incurved; crowstone. It existed in the jurassic and cretaceous periods.Grȳph'on, n. p. 594A griffin. See GRIFFIN. To the exuberant fancy of the East we perhaps owe the introduction of such fabulous and monstrous creatures as the gryphons, mermaids, wyverns, and harpies, which form so…Gua-chä'ro, n. p. 594(Ornith.) A nocturnal bird of South America; the Steatornis caripensis. It feeds on hard fruits, and is valued for its fat. Humboldt.Guä'co, n. p. 594(Bot.) (a.) A plant (the Aristolochia anguicida) of Carthagena, used as an antidote to serpent bites. Lindley. (b.) The Mikania guaco, of Brazil, used for the same purpose. Baird.Guā'ia-cūm, n. p. 594(Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in several of the West India islands. 2. The resin of the Guaiacum officinale, lignumvitæ, or boxwood, found in the West Indies and Central America. It…Guän, n. p. 594(Ornith.) A Brazilian bird, of the genus Penelope, about the size of a guinea-hen, and often domesticated for food.Guä'nä, n. p. 594(Zoöl.) The iguana. See IGUANA.Gua-nä'co, n. p. 594(Zoöl.) The (Auchenia) Guanacas, a species or variety of llama like mammals. It inhabits the Andes, and is domesticated.Gua-nif'er-ōus, a. p. 594Yielding guano. Ure.Gū'a-nite, n. p. 594(Min.) A translucent mineral, of a white or yellowish color, and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the phosphate of magnesia and ammonia; — so called because found in guano. Danc.Guä'no, n. p. 594A substance found on some coasts or islands that are frequented by sea-fowls, and composed chiefly of their excrement;—used as a manure. Ure.