page_title: Grinds
section_title: Origins
hierarchical_section_title: Grinds / Origins
caption_attribution_description: English: Waterwheel powered grindstone at Finch Foundry, Sticklepath, Devon, England. The user would lie on the plank above the grindstone while grinding metal items, giving rise to the phrase nose to the grindstone.
context_page_description: In Ireland, grinds are private tuition; a major industry in Ireland, particularly at secondary school level.
  "Grinds" is a Hiberno-English term which is used variously to refer to both the lesson and the teacher, although the latter usage is less common. It is generally used in the plural.
context_section_description: Ireland was traditionally an agricultural and farming community so perhaps this is where the word ‘grind’ started. Grinding stones were used to produce flour by hand in ancient agriculture and evolved along with the development of different kinds of mills. From hand quern mills to grist mills powered by water, wind or steam, grinding stones remained an essential tool until the end of the 19th century, when roller mills using metal rolls to grind grain were developed.
  The term ‘keep your nose to the grindstone’ was commonly used to mean ‘apply yourself conscientiously to your work’.‘To grind’ in education generally means to ‘instil or teach by persistent repetition’. Charles Dickens referred to Mr Gradgrind in his novel Hard Times.
caption: A large waterwheel powered grindstone. The user would lie on the plank above the grindstone while grinding metal items, giving rise to the phrase nose to the grindstone.
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