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Definition of Grub Street noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Grub Street

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/ˈɡrʌb striːt/
 
/ˈɡrʌb striːt/
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  1. used to refer as a group to writers and journalists who do not earn much, or to the life they live
    Word Originthe name of a street (later Milton Street) in Moorgate, London, inhabited by such authors in the 17th cent.
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