Grub

grub, v.i. to dig in the dirt to be occupied — meanly v to dig or root out of the ground (generally followed by upw—prp. grub i/ing pa. grubbed'. [Ety. dub but prob allied to Grab, Gripe.] Grub, grub, «. the larva of the beetle, moth, &.c [Same word as above Grubber, grub'er, u. he or that which grubs an instrument for digging up the roots of trees, . Gnib-Street, grub'-sti ut, a street in London inhabited by shabby tei ary men. adj applied to any mean literary production. Grudge, gruj, v to murmur at to look upon with envy to give or take unwillingly. v.i to — shew discontent u. secret enmity or envy an old cause of quarrel. [M. E gnu chert, gruggen — O. Fr. grout ki’t grouccr, grugcr fiom an imitative root gru, which found m Gr. gry, the grur.t of a pig, also in growl, grunt