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Synonyms for gridiron


Grammar : Noun
Spell : grid-ahy-ern
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrɪdˌaɪ ərn

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Définition of gridiron

Origin :
  • cooking utensil, early 14c., griderne, alteration (by association with iron) of gridire (late 13c.), a variant of gridil (see griddle). Confusion of "l" and "r" was common in Norman dialect. Also a medieval instrument of torture by fire. As the word for a U.S. football field, by 1896, for its lines.
  • As in arena : noun building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • As in stadium : noun arena for recreation or spectating
  • As in crossing : noun pathway to traverse larger path
  • As in field : noun arena with special use, as athletics
  • As in frying pan : noun skillet
Example sentences :
  • He has all his housework there, a broom and a duster, and I dare say he has a cooking-stove and a gridiron.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • The gridiron of Saint Lawrence is of an agreeable freshness to him.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Cold potatoes may be fried in slices or quarters, or broiled on a gridiron.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Cut out the stems, and put them, with the top of the mushrooms downwards, on a gridiron.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Put them on a gridiron that has been well rubbed with sweet butter.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Then would you lind me the loan of a gridiron, sir and you'll obleege me?
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • Why, Patrick, what puts the notion of a gridiron into your head?
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • Then lend me the loan of a gridiron, I say, and bad scram to you.
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • Then, would you lind me the loan of a gridiron, if you plase?
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • And now, Captain jewel, it is I that wishes we had a gridiron.
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
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