grundleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Possibly Utah colloquial from Blend of group +‎ bundle.

名詞

grundle (複数形 grundles)

1. (slang) A big bunch, lots.
   • 1981, Paul A. Randle, ‎Philip R. Swensen, Personal Financial Planning for Executives, page 263:

     We won't completely explain why this approach works — just trust us and save a grundle of work.

   • 1986, Theatre Crafts, page 54:

     We've got a grundle of push buttons, but nobody has to remember what mode they're in.

   • 1994, West Virginia Bar Association, Annual Report of the West Virginia Bar Association, page 56:

     The guy's got a grundle of money; everyone's really excited, but one of the investors is a little bit nervous about this guy.

   • 1997, Martha Nibley Beck, Breaking Point, page 66:

     This meant that for all but the richest families, the best sort of woman was one who could bear a grundle of children while working like a plowhorse.