gridiron
Gridiron (noun) means an instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
Etymology
From Middle English gridirne, gredirne, gredyron, gredeyron, grydern, grydyryne, girdirin, girderen, variants of Middle English gredire, gredyre, itself an alteration of Middle English gridel (“griddle”). The ending was assimilated to iron, as if from grid + iron, whence grid was later derived.
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What is the meaning of gridiron?
"gridiron" (noun) means an instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
What are the different meanings of gridiron?
"gridiron" has 2 main meanings: 1. An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire; 2. An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.