An archaic term for a tool or component used in grinding, possibly a grinding stone or part of a mill.
Derived from 'grind' with a diminutive or tool-related suffix, similar to other Old English tool names like 'saddle' from 'sit.' This appears to be a specialized term from milling or agricultural contexts.
In medieval mills, they had specific names for each grinding component—'grindal' was probably the medieval equivalent of how we now call specific parts of a coffee grinder by their exact names.
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