Gristle

Quick meaning: Gristle is a noun meaning Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.

Meaning

Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively, from obsolete scientific theory) Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work.

Example Sentences

But she was tired of cell culture, tired of meticulously cutting away dead tissue like gristle from a steak […]

When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best[…]

"The young 'un will make his way," said Belcher, who had come across to us. "He's more a sparrer than a fighter just at present, but when his gristle sets he'll take on anything on the list.

1885, Ada Sarah Ballin, The Science of Dress in Theory and Practice, It. must be borne in mind that the bones of a young infant are little more than gristle, and are liable to bend, and so become deformed.

Word Forms

• gristles

Synonyms for gristle

Depending on context, synonyms include cartilage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cartilage, grating, gobbet, grume, grit, sticking.

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