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Topic: AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Date: 1200-1300
Origin: griddle + iron

gridiron

 noun
     
grid‧i‧ron [countable]
1DFU an open frame of metal bars for cooking meat or fish over a very hot fire
2 American EnglishDSA a field marked in white lines for American football
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