gridiron

Etymology 1
From, , , , , , , , variants of , , itself an alteration of. The ending was assimilated to, as if from , whence was later derived.

Noun

 * 1) An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
 * 2) An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
 * 1) An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.

Translations

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 * Bulgarian:
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 * Dutch: grillrooster
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Middle English: brandreth, brandire, gredire
 * Ottoman Turkish: اسقره
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,

Etymology 2
From resembling the shape of a gridiron (a square rectilinear grid).

Noun

 * 1) Any object resembling the rack or grate.
 * 2)  An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
 * 3)  A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.
 * 4)  The field on which American football is played.
 * 5)  American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
 * 6) * 1995 October 3, Peter O′Shea, Sports: Out on the field, , |%22gridiron+players%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XuhuT5_QCNGImQXR25iVBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22gridiron%20player%22|%22gridiron%20players%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 54,
 * He represented Australia in this year′s rugby tour of England and is as well-known in Australia as any top gridiron player is in the United States.
 * 1) * 2009, Deborah Healey, Sport and the Law, reference note, UNSW Press, |%22gridiron+players%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XuhuT5_QCNGImQXR25iVBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22gridiron%20player%22|%22gridiron%20players%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 271,
 * 119 Yasser (1985) cites the famous US example of gridiron player Dick Butkus of the Chicago Bears.
 * 1) * 2009, Deborah Healey, Sport and the Law, reference note, UNSW Press, |%22gridiron+players%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XuhuT5_QCNGImQXR25iVBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22gridiron%20player%22|%22gridiron%20players%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 271,
 * 119 Yasser (1985) cites the famous US example of gridiron player Dick Butkus of the Chicago Bears.

Derived terms

 * griddy

Translations

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 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1) To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
 * 2)  To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
 * 1)  To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
 * 1)  To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
 * 1)  To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
 * 1)  To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
 * 1)  To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.