| grub | 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. "They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin." (Hare) 2. To supply with food. 1. <zoology> The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; called also grubworm. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. 3. Victuals; food. Grub ax or axe, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. Grub breaker. Same as Grub hook (below). Grub hoe, a heavy hoe for grubbing. Grub hook, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. Grub saw, a handsaw used for sawing marble. Grub Street, a street in London (now called Milton Street), described by Dr. Johnson as "much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet." As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. "I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays." (Gap) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| grubby | <zoology> Any species of Cottus; a sculpin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gruber's cul-de-sac | A lateral diverticulum in the suprasternal space beside the medial extremity of the clavicle behind the sternal attachment of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber's method | A modification of the Politzer method in which the patient does not swallow, but says "hoc" at the instant of compression of the bag. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber's reaction | Agglutination reaction as applied to the diagnosis of typhoid. Synonym: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, George | <person> German physician, 1884-1977. See: Meckel-Gruber syndrome, Martin-Gruber anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Josef | <person> Austrian otologist, 1827-1900. See: Gruber's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Max von | <person> German hygienist, 1853-1927. See: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Wenzel | <person> Russian anatomist, 1814-1890. See: Gruber's cul-de-sac, Gruber-Landzert fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber-Landzert fossa | The variable peritoneal recess which lies behind the inferior duodenal fold and along the ascending part of the duodenum. Synonym: recessus duodenalis inferior, Gruber-Landzert fossa, inferior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber-Widal reaction | Agglutination reaction as applied to the diagnosis of typhoid. Synonym: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| grubworm | <zoology> See Grub. "And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view." (C. Smart) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |