Grinding tooth Crossword Clue

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Grinding tooth Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
(adjective)
1. pertaining to large units of behavior

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GRINDING (noun)
1. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
2. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
TOOTH (noun)
1. a means of enforcement
2. hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

Hint 3: Anagram

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