"digger," late 13c. as a surname; 1590s as a tool, agent noun from grub (v.). Meaning "one who gets wealth contemptibly" is from 1570s.
grown-up
growse
growth
groyne
grub
grubber
grubby
grubelsucht
grub-stake
Grub-street
grudge
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