Meaning
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-West Germanic *greut, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Compare grist.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 7 recorded puzzles: