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How to spell gristle

Gristle is spelled G-R-I-S-T-L-E.

hear itgris·tle/'grɪsəl/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: Tough cartilage or tissue found in meat.

In a sentence: I found a tiny piece of gristle in my chicken nugget.

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Same family: cartilage, tendon, bone, fat, meat. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Gristle” comes from Old English “gristel,” meaning cartilage or gristle, and is related to words for rough or coarse textures. It has kept almost the same meaning for over a thousand years, always referring to the tough parts of meat or tissue.

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