subs. phr. (rhyming slang).The teeth. For synonyms, see GRINDERS.
1887. G. R. SIMS, Dagonet Ditties, in Referee, 7 Nov., p. 7, c. 3, Tottie.
| Shed a Grecian I suppose, | |
| And of HAMPSTEAD HEATH two rows, | |
| In her Sunny South that glistened | |
| Like two pretty strings of pearls. |