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restless thrush
(gcide) | Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
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2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
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3. (Zool.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of
Australia; -- called also restless thrush and {volatile
thrush}. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to
which the name alludes.
4. A submarine sandwich. [local, U.S.]
Syn: submarine, hoagie.
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Grinder's asthma, Grinder's phthisis, or Grinder's rot
(Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical
irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off
in the operation of grinding.
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Restless thrush
(gcide) | Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
restless child. --Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by
day." --Milton.
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2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose
or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless
schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless
at home, and ever prone to range." --Dryden.
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3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
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Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
--Dryden.
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4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
night.
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5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
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Restless thrush. (Zool.) See Grinder, 3.
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Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
[1913 Webster] -- Rest"less*ly, adv.-
Rest"less*ness, n.
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Restless thrush
(gcide) | Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
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3. (Zool.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of
Australia; -- called also restless thrush and {volatile
thrush}. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to
which the name alludes.
4. A submarine sandwich. [local, U.S.]
Syn: submarine, hoagie.
[PJC]
Grinder's asthma, Grinder's phthisis, or Grinder's rot
(Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical
irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off
in the operation of grinding.
[1913 Webster]Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
restless child. --Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by
day." --Milton.
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2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose
or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless
schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless
at home, and ever prone to range." --Dryden.
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3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
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Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
--Dryden.
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4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
night.
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5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
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Restless thrush. (Zool.) See Grinder, 3.
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Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
[1913 Webster] -- Rest"less*ly, adv.-
Rest"less*ness, n.
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