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grush

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew גְּרוּשׁ (grúsh). Doublet of groschen, grosz, kurus, and qursh.

Noun

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grush (plural grushes or grushim)

  1. A historic currency of Mandatory Palestine, equal to a hundredth of a Palestine pound.
  2. A historic currency of Israel, equal to a hundredth of a lira.

Scots

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, related to Old English grut (“malt mash”) (modern grout). See also English grit. Not related to English crush.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grush (third-person singular simple present grushes, present participle grushin, simple past and past participle grusht)

  1. to crush, grind, crumble down
  2. to strew with grit

Noun

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grush (uncountable)

  1. anything in a crushed or crumbled-down state
  2. grit, fine gravel

References

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  1. ^ Donaldson, D., Longmuir, J., Jamieson, J. (1879). An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language. United Kingdom: A. Gardner, p. 464
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