Gristle or tough connective tissue in meat that's unpleasant to chew.
From Old English and Germanic roots related to grind and granular texture. The word evolved to describe the chewy, fibrous bits found in meat.
This word is actually an old variant of 'gristle'—and both come from the same root about grinding! It shows how English had different pronunciations of the same word in different regions.
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