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grunt
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grunting.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G. grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or perh. akin to E. groan.] To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound. [1913 Webster] Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Grunting ox (Zool.), the yak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), n.
1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of American food
fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers,
as, the black grunt (Haemulon Plumieri), and the
redmouth grunt (Haemulon aurolineatus), of the Southern
United States; -- also applied to allied species of the
genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma.
Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; --
so called from the noise it makes when taken.
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3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting
in the war in Vietnam. [slang]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Redmouth \Red"mouth`\ (-mouth`), n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Diabasis, or Haemulon, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also flannelmouth, and grunt. [1913 Webster]
