'Gristle' definitions:

Definition of 'gristle'

From: WordNet
noun
Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults [syn: cartilage, gristle]

Definition of 'Gristle'

From: GCIDE
  • Gristle \Gris"tle\, n. [OE. gristel, gristil, AS. gristl; akin to OFries. gristel, grestel. Perh. a dim. of grist but cf. OHG. krustila, krostela. Cf. Grist.] (Anat.) Cartilage. See Cartilage. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]