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calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.

To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Prov. xxvii. 22.

The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. Knight.

A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight.

destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc. -- Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the manufacture of sugar. -- Cane trash, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar cane, used for fuel, etc.

cens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; -- Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.

To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit. The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood. Surrey.

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.

To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. Pennant. Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture.

The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [Obs.] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. Sir I. Newton.

A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. Knight.

To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase. God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels. Milton.

A mill for grinding tin ore.

The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.

To grind or press with violence and noise. The ship crunched through the ice. Kane.

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

send away from service; to dismiss. Discharge the common sort With pay and thanks. Shak. Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his see. Milton.

To uncover. [Obs.] Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church. Abp. Grindal.

A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.