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gride

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gride [graɪd]
vb
1. (intr) Literary to grate or scrape harshly
2. Obsolete to pierce or wound
n
Literary a harsh or piercing sound
[variant of girde gird2]
gride - To scratch, scrape, or cut with a grating sound.
See also related terms for scrape.
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Whatever reasons there might have been--and Arthur Gride appeared to have anticipated some--for the mention of this name producing an effect upon Ralph, or whatever effect it really did produce upon him, he permitted none to manifest itself, but calmly repeated the name several times, as if reflecting when and where he had heard it before.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
Then I saw some cabmen and others had walked boldly into the sand pits, and heard the clatter of hoofs and the gride of wheels.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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