gristle

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Anything hard to accept

And this'll help things turn out for the best.

Something young and unformed
Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat
Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work

The young 'un will make his way, said Belcher, who had come across to us. He's more a sparrer than a fighter just at present, but when his gristle sets he'll take on anything on the list.

{n} cartilage, a firm substance of the joints, noise
Cartilage
tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Gristle is a tough, rubbery substance found in meat, especially in meat of poor quality, which is unpleasant to eat. the part of meat that is not soft enough to eat
The tough, chewy part of meat or flesh
{i} cartilage in meat
gristly
Of, pertaining to, or containing gristle
in the gristle
Not yet hardened into bone or strengthened into sinew
in the gristle
Young, weak, and unformed
gristly
{a} like or full or gristles, tough
gristly
{s} like gristle, containing gristle (cartilage in meat)
gristly
Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous
gristly
difficult to chew
gristle
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