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grub-pile † Slang 
1 n. a store of provisions.
- 1903 Over in the States a man who expected to appeal to the masses and to suggest extra taxes on their grub-pile, wouldn't dare to have the gout.
- 1919 "Two men ain't got no chanct on that grub-pile, no chanct."
- 1954 I then bought some odds and ends of grub from Jack to throw into his grub pile, so as not to be a burden on him in that way.
2 n. time to eat; a summons to a meal.
- 1892 "That means 'grub pile' that does," said a ravenous-looking individual of whom I made enquiry.
- 1893 It was "grub pile" with him, for the hind legs of a jackrabbit were still sticking out of his mouth.
- 1938 Now his half defiant, wholly triumphant, "Grub Pile," echoed back from green valley walls.
- 1962 When the "layout" is complete the cook calls: "grubpile!", "wire in!", "grab-a-root!" or "come a-runnin you hungry hunters."
3 n. a meal.
- 1892 We were anxious for the time when we might parade our guests before the "grub pile" which had been provided for the occasion, and thus show the unbounded hospitality of our ideas in this direction.
- 1927 Every "grub-pile" seemed a feast, every sleep in the tarpaulin shelter was at least a change.
- 1903 Over in the States a man who expected to appeal to the masses and to suggest extra taxes on their grub-pile, wouldn't dare to have the gout.