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Where does “gridiron” come from?

gridiron (English): An instrument of torture on which people were...

Definitions

An instrument of torture on which people were...

Words derived from “gridiron”

grid
gridlock
geogrid
multigrid
subgrid
microgrid
gridline
gridlike
pentagrid
gridwork
gridpoint
gridless
multimicrogrid
grid road
gridiron football
icosagrid
dodecagrid
heptagrid
gridironer
grid reference

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