Gritten
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Made of or consisting of grits. rare
"The Walkers make their bread from cornmeal, which they grate on a piece of tin punched full of holes and fastened to a board. This is known as "gritten" bread."
Example
More examples"The Walkers make their bread from cornmeal, which they grate on a piece of tin punched full of holes and fastened to a board. This is known as "gritten" bread."
Etymology
From Middle English *grytten, grutten (“made of bran, coarse”), equivalent to grit + -en (“made of”).
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