gridiron

Meaning

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹɪdaɪən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English gridirne, gredirne, gredyron, gredeyron, grydern, grydyryne, girdirin, girderen, variants of Middle English gredire, gredyre, itself an alteration of Middle English gridel (“griddle”). The ending was assimilated to iron, as if from grid + iron, whence grid was later derived.

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