in the gristle

English

Prepositional phrase

in the gristle

Not yet hardened into bone or strengthened into sinew.
Young, weak, and unformed.

Translations

not yet hardened into bone

Finnish: luutumaton

young, weak and unformed

Finnish: kehittymätön (fi)
Icelandic: óharðnaður

References

“in the gristle”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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