What does gristbite mean?
Gristbite means (archaic, dialect) To gnash one's teeth..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic, dialect) To gnash one's teeth..
Mrs. Tolpedden achieved a dashing cannon, and then gave a miss, at which she "grisbetted", as Milly called it.
I’d lean against the door and stare out the car window terror-stricken in any hairpin turn but soon felt my tight gristbit milk teeth were set free by laughing through each shotgun seat squeeze[…]
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Gristbite means (archaic, dialect) To gnash one's teeth..
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Mrs. Tolpedden achieved a dashing cannon, and then gave a miss, at which she "grisbetted", as Milly called it.
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