meatgrinder
Noun
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Noun
meatgrinder (plural meatgrinders)
- A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.
- Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
- (informal) A physically dangerous or wearing activity, as a military battle, or an occupational or athletic activity.
- The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out.
- (informal) A process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way.
- Senate confirmation hearings are a real meatgrinder, discouraging people from government service.
- French: hachoir
- German: Fleischwolf
- Italian: tritacarne
- Portuguese: moedor
- Russian: мясору́бка
- Russian: мясору́бка
- Russian: мясору́бка
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