grinder (n.)

  1. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

    [ Syn: bomber , hero , hero sandwich , hoagie , hoagy , cuban sandwich , italian sandwich , poor boy , sub , submarine , submarine sandwich , torpedo , wedge , zep ]

  2. grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars

    [ Syn: molar ]

  3. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

    [ Syn: mill , milling machinery ]

  4. a machine tool that polishes metal

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