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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grinding, Gryndin(g, vbl. n. Also: grindein(g, grend-, greinding. [ME. gryndynge, grindinge (1340), f. Grind v.]

1. The action of grinding (grain, etc.) or sharpening.(1) 1510 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 130.
The grinding of thair gristis of quheit at thair commoun mylnis 1532 Ib. II. 59.
Anent the paying of thair multer for grynding of thair said malt 1596 St. A. Baxter Bks. 57.
Gif ony millar … spill ony quheit or flowre in the grynding thairof 1615 Ib. 158.
The pickman … being persewit … for spilling of certane cornis be grinding thairof 1675 Forbes Baron Ct. 300.
To keip vp the dust and refus in the mill floor in tym of the fearm grending, … that thair sall neither be dust or stones … among the fearm in tym of greinding thairof(2) 1565–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 504.
To Androw Gottersoun, smyth, for grinding of the madin Ib. 506.
To Androw Gottersoun for greinding of the widow

b. Attrib. with colour, corne, stane. 1532 M. Works Acc. II. 56.
Tua grete gryndin stanis to the said myln 1542 Rec. Earld. Orkney 100.
That we grantt we gaue nane corne for the gryndein corne at your mylne bot aluterlye quhilk vas our aune 1615 Edinb. Test. XLVIII. 215.
Tua stane of grinding collours 1630 Edinb. B. Rec. VII. 84.
That na unfrieman … worke with anye … grinding stane or uther worklume

2. A grinding or grating sensation. 1456 Hay II. 119/36.
Felloun passioun in thair wame … as gryndingis, brynnyng of herte and ventositeis