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    Why is the slang word "grub" used to describe food?

    Question #114626. Asked by star_gazer. (May 11 10 9:02 AM)


    flem-ish

    		Sometimes food is what you dig up from the soil: roots etc. Grub is related to German graben. English grave.
    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gru1.htm

    May 11 10, 10:20 AM

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