gristle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
    cartilage.

WordNet

Gris"tle noun
Etymology
OE. gristel, gristil, AS. gristl; akin to OFries. gristel, grestel. Perh. a dim. of grist but cf. OHG. krustila, krostela. Cf. Grist.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Cartilage. See Cartilage. Bacon.

Webster 1913