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gridiron

gri·di·ron

UK/ˈɡɹɪdaɪən/ US/ˈɡrɪˌdaɪɜrn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

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2.

the playing field on which football is played

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Origin

From Middle English gridirne, gredirne, gredyron, gredeyron, grydern, grydyryne, girdirin, girderen, variants of Middle English gredire, gredyre, itself an alteration of Middle English gridel (“griddle”). The ending was assimilated to iron, as if from grid + iron, whence grid was later derived.

Phrases

  • gridiron football
  • gridiron pendulum
  • gridiron valve
  • on the gridiron

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