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the machine that turns your stubbornness into either espresso or sparks.
means A machine or device that grinds, crushes, or sharpens — from coffee mills to angle grinders to the spinning wheels that throw sparks off metal; also slang for someone who succeeds through relentless, unglamorous effort.
from From the Old English 'grindan,' to crush or rub small, related to the same ancient root that gives us 'grist' and 'grit.' The '-er' simply marks the doer or doing-thing — a grinder is whatever grinds. The hard-working human sense is a newer figurative twist: the person who, like the machine, just keeps turning.
- angle grinder
- Spins fast enough to sling sparks across a room
- coffee
- Burr grinders crush beans; blade ones just bully them
- meat
- Forces flesh through a plate to make sausage
- slang
- A relentless hustler who outworks raw talent
- sandwich
- East-coast name for the hero or sub
hoagie from philadelphia — italian sandwich tradition in philadelphia, pennsylvania dating back to early 1900s italian immigrant communities
sub from new england — regional submarine sandwich called 'grinder' in maine, vermont, and connecticut since mid-20th century
pepper grinder at peugeot — peugeot's iconic wooden pepper mill grinder, manufactured in alsace france since 1840