gritty

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Courageous; spirited.


My decided opinion is, that there never was a grittyer crowd congregated on that stream; and such dancin' and drinkin', and eatin' bar steaks and corn dodgers, and huggin' the gals, don't happen but once in a fellow's lifetime.--Robb, Squatter Life, p. 106.

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