n. & v.
n. 1 = GIRDLE(2). 2 a miner's wire-bottomed sieve.
v.tr. 1 cook with a griddle; grill. 2 sieve with a griddle.
[ ME f. OF gredil, gridil gridiron ult. f. L craticula dimin. of cratis hurdle; cf. GRATE(2), GRILL(1) ]
n. & v.
n. 1 = GIRDLE(2). 2 a miner's wire-bottomed sieve.
v.tr. 1 cook with a griddle; grill. 2 sieve with a griddle.
[ ME f. OF gredil, gridil gridiron ult. f. L craticula dimin. of cratis hurdle; cf. GRATE(2), GRILL(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012