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Grit 
n. a supporter of the movement which took form as the Clear Grit Party; an adherent of the Clear Grit Party.
See also: Clear Grit Liberal ((n.)) Loyal Grit
- 1852 Will the Grits desert him in this; and allow him to be accused by the government "of leaving his slime upon everything that he crawled over?"
- 1896 The proposal for a loan in aid of the Crow's Nest Pass railway had been blocked by the "Grits" also, he said.
- 1906 "Grit" afterward became a nickname for a member of the Reform or Liberal party, and especially for the enthusiastic followers of George Brown.
- 1964 Of course the Grits know that Diefenbaker is a formidable campaigner, but they regard him as a known quantity.
- 1852 Will the Grits desert him in this; and allow him to be accused by the government "of leaving his slime upon everything that he crawled over?"