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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1890
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GRINDLE, n. See quot.:Abd. c.1890 Gregor MSS.:
A crab with a half-hardened shell is called a Nashack; one with a hard shell but not yet in the Puller state is named a Grindie.
[For greendie, see -Die, suff. and green-piller s.v. Piller.]
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