grinderyn.
/ˈɡrʌɪndəri/ 1.
a. Materials, tools, and appliances used by shoemakers, and other workers in leather.Quot. 1805 makes it probable that the term was originally applied only to the whetstone used by shoemakers; then perhaps to the tools sharpened on it, and finally extended to other ‘furnishings’.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun]
grindery1805
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for
grindery1805
finding1822
shoe findings1836
kit1845
furnishings1892
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > leather-making materials > [noun]
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1805 Sporting Mag. 26 46 Whetstone pits.. From these..all the grindery—a term well known to the gentle craft of England—is supplied.
1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 362/2 There are..old and blind shoemakers, who sell a few articles of grindery to their shopmates.
1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon I. ii. ii. 273 They deal in grindery.
b. attributive and in other combinations.
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1854 Illustr. London News 5 Aug. 118 Occupations of the people..Grindery-dealer.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Grindery-warehouse, a shop where the materials and tools for shoemakers..are kept for sale.
2. A place for grinding tools, weapons, etc.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific jobs are done > [noun] > grinding
grinding-wheel1791
hull1831
grindery1884
1884 (Over shop window, Sevenoaks, Kent) Grindery for knives.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 30 Jan. 2/1 I proceeded to the Grindery... I saw keen edges put to a couple of swords.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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