GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Gride (grīd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grided; p. pr. &  vb. n. Griding.] [For gird, properly, to strike with a rod. See Yard a measure, and cf. Grid to strike, sneer.] To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as, “the griding sword”.  Milton.

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    That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride. Spenser.

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    Gride, n. A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.

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    The gride of hatchets fiercely thrown.

    On wigwam log, and tree, and stone. Whittier.

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