[ 'grɒmɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a protective eyelet in a hole that a rope or cable passes through.
2》 Brit. a tube surgically implanted in the eardrum to drain fluid from the middle ear.
3》 informal, chiefly Austral. a young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder.
Origin
C17 (in sense 'a circle of rope used as a fastening'): from obs. Fr. ~te , from gourmer 'to curb', of unknown ult. origin.