grundel
Appearance
See also: Grundel
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English grundel, grundyl, perhaps from Old English gryndle (“herring”). Compare also Middle Dutch grondele, grondel, Middle Low German grundele, grundel (“groundling”). See groundling.
Noun
[edit]grundel (plural grundels)
- (UK, dialect, archaic) A kind of fish, the groundling.
- (US, slang) The perineum; the area between the anus and genitals.
References
[edit]- “grundel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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