Meaning
An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: