Butchery Terminology

noun a gray or partly gray variety of the color blue

verb to complain or whine persistently

• The chef carefully removed the grizzle from the meat before cooking it.
• I don't like the grizzle on this steak, can you cut it off for me?
• I can't eat this burger, it's got too much grizzle on it.
• The grizzle of doubt clouded his mind as he tried to make a decision.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to limit or define a noun

• After completing his rehabilitation program, the athlete was as fit as a butcher’s dog.
• I've been hitting the gym every day, I feel as fit as a butcher’s dog!
• Dude, I've been training like crazy, I'm as fit as a butcher’s dog now!
• Despite his age, he was as fit as a butcher’s dog and could outperform many younger athletes.