noun
gristle
GRIH-suhl
noun
1
Tough cartilage found in meat.
"He cut around the gristle before eating the steak."
How to Use Gristle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe chewy, tough cartilage you sometimes find in a cut of meat.
Common pairings
chewy gristle
trim the gristle
Word Forms
gristles plural
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Etymology
From Old English gristel, related to "grist" — the ground grain word — though the exact connection between the two is uncertain.