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Griffon (grĭffŏn), n. [F.] One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunting game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small, wiry-coated, short-nosed pet dog of Belgian origin.
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Grig (grĭg), n. [Cf. Sw. kräk little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) A cricket or grasshopper. [Prov. Eng.] (b) Any small eel. (c) The broad-nosed eel. See . [Prov. Eng.]
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2. Heath. [Prov. Eng.] Audrey.
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Coloq. As merry as a grig [etymology uncertain], a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of “As merry as a Greek; ” by others, to be an allusion to the cricket.
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gri-gri n. An African amulet, talisman or charm. Same as ,
Syn. -- gree-gree, gris-gris.
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Gril (grĭl), a. [OE. gril harsh; akin to G. grell offending the ear or eye, shrill, dazzling, MHG. grel angry; cf. AS. gallan to provoke.] Harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Grill, n. [F. gril. See , v. t.] 1. A gridiron.
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[They] make grills of [wood] to broil their meat. Cotton.
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2. That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.
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3. A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those sometimes impressed upon postage stamps.
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4. A grillroom.
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Grill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grilling.] [F. griller, fr. gril gridiron, OF. graïl, L. craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework, a small gridiron, dim. of crates hurdle. See , n.]
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1. To broil on a grill or gridiron.
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Boiling of men in caldrons, grilling them on gridirons. Marvell.

2. To torment, as if by broiling. Dickens.
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3. To stamp or mark with a grill.
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Grill, v. i. To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to broil.

He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the rains. Kipling.
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Grillade (�), n. [F. See , v. t.] The act of grilling; also, that which is grilled.
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Grillage (?), n. [F.] (Hydraulic Eagin.) A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation in marshy or treacherous soil.
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Grille (?), a. [F. See , v. t.] A lattice or grating.
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The grille which formed part of the gate. L. Oliphant.
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Grillroom (?), n. 1. A room specially fitted for broiling food, esp. one in a restaurant, hotel, or clubhouse, arranged for prompt service.
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2. a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill. [wns=1]
Syn. -- grill.
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grillwork n. 1. netting made of wires.
Syn. -- wirework.
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2. a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; as, he stood on the grillwork over the ventilating shaft.
Syn. -- grill, grille.
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Grilly (?), v. t. [See , v. t.] To broil; to grill; hence, To harass. [Obs.] Hudibras.
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Grilse (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
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Grim (grĭm), a. [Compar. Grimmer (-mẽr); superl. Grimmest (-mĕst).] [AS. grim; akin to G. grimm, equiv. to G. & D. grimmig, Dan. grim, grum, Sw. grym, Icel. grimmr, G. gram grief, as adj., hostile; cf. Gr. �, a crushing sound, � to neigh.] Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.
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Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking. Shak.
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The ridges of grim war. Milton.

Syn.-- Fierce; ferocious; furious; horrid; horrible; frightful; ghastly; grisly; hideous; stern; sullen; sour.
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Grimace (grĭmĭs or grĭmās), n. [F., prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. grīma mask, specter, Icel. grīma mask, hood, perh. akin to E. grin.] A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.
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Moving his face into such a hideous grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. Addison.
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☞ “Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in Dryden's “Marriage a-la-Mode,” as innovations in our language, are now in common use: chagrin, double-entendre, éclaircissement, embarras, équivoque, foible, grimace, naïvete, ridicule. All these words, which she learns by heart to use occasionally, are now in common use.” I. Disraeli.
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Grimace, v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. H. Martineau.
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Grimaced (?), a. Distorted; crabbed.
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Grimalkin (?), n. [For graymalkin; gray + malkin.] 1. An old cat, especially a she-cat. J. Philips.
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2. A bad-tempered old woman.
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Grime (?), n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime, Icel. grīma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel, soot, smut, and E. grimace.] Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.
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Grime, v. t. To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. Shak.
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Grimily (?), adv. In a grimy manner.
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Griminess n. The state of being grimy.
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Grimly (?), a. Grim; hideous; stern. [R.]
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In glided Margaret's grimly ghost,
And stood at William's feet. D. Mallet.
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Grimly, adv. In a grim manner; fiercely. Shak.
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Grimme (?), n. [Cf. F. grimme.] (Zoöl.) A West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus) of a deep bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called also conquetoon.
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Grimness (?), n. [AS. grimnes.] Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness.
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Grimsir (?), n. A stern man. [Obs.] Burton.
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Grimy (?), a. [Compar. Grimier (?); superl. Grimiest.] Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.
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Grin (?), n. [AS. grin.] A snare; a gin. [Obs.]
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Like a bird that hasteth to his grin. Remedy of Love.
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Grin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grinning.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine. √35. Cf. .] 1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
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2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
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The pangs of death do make him grin. Shak.
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Grin, v. t. To express by grinning.
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Grinned horrible a ghastly smile. Milton.

Grin, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. I.Watts.
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He showed twenty teeth at a grin. Addison.
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Grind (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ground (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grinding.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. .] 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
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Take the millstones, and grind meal. Is. xivii. 2.
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2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
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3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
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To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden.
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4. To study hard for examination; -- commonly used with away; as, to grind away at one's studies. [College Slang]
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Grind (?), v. i. 1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
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Send thee
Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton.
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2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
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3. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
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4. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
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5. To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination. Farrar.
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Grind, n. 1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
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2. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. [Colloq.] T. Hughes.
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3. A student that studies hard; a dig; a wonk. [College Slang]
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Grinded, obs. p. p. of . Ground. Sir W. Scott.
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Grindelia (?), n. [NL. Named after D. H. Grindel, a Russian.] (Med.) The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.
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Grinder (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, grinds.
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2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar.
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3. (Zoöl.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes.

4. A submarine sandwich. [local, U.S.]
Syn. -- submarine, hoagie.
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Coloq. Grinder's asthma , Coloq. Grinder's phthisis , or Coloq. Grinder's rot (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding.
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Grindery (?), n. Leather workers' materials. [Eng.]
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Coloq. Grindery warehouse , a shop where leather workers' materials and tools are kept on sale. [Eng.]
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Grinding, a. & n. from Grind.
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Coloq. Grinding frame , an English name for a cotton spinning machine. -- Coloq. Grinding mill . (a) A mill for grinding grain. (b) A lapidary's lathe.
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Grindingly, adv. In a grinding manner. [Colloq.]
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Grindle (?), n. (Zoöl.) The bowfin; -- called also Johnny Grindle. [Local, U. S.]
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Grindle stone (?). A grindstone. [Obs.]
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Grindlet (?), n. A small drain.
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Grindstone (?), n. A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.
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Coloq. To hold one's nose to the grindstone , Coloq. To bring one's nose to the grindstone , to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude. -- Coloq. To put one's nose to the grindstone (a) to oppress one; to cause one to work hard and steadily. (b) to set oneself to a long and arduous task. -- Coloq. To keep one's nose to the grindstone to continue at a long and arduous task; to apply oneself steadily to one's duties.
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They might be ashamed, for lack of courage, to suffer the Lacedæmonians to hold their noses to the grindstone. Sir T. North.
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Gringo (?), n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf. griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.] Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, especially an American or sometimes an Englishman; -- often used disparagingly or as a term of reproach.
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Grinner (?), n. One who grins. Addison.
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Grinningly, adv. In a grinning manner.
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Grint (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of , contr. from grindeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Grinte (?), obs. imp. of , v. i., 1.
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[He] grinte with his teeth, so was he wroth. Chaucer.
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Grinting (?), n. Grinding. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Grip (?), n. [L. gryps, gryphus. See , .] (Zoöl.) The griffin. [Obs.]
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Grip, n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.] A small ditch or furrow. Ray.
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Grip, v. t. To trench; to drain.
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Grip, n. [AS. gripe. Cf. , v. t., , v. t.] 1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
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2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
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3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
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4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
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5. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
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6. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase. [Colloq.]
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7. (Med.) The influenza; grippe.
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Grip, v. t. [From a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; -- of German origin. See , v. t.] To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
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Grip car. A car with a grip to clutch a traction cable.
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Gripe (?), n. [See .] (Zoöl.) A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.]
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Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws. Shak.
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Coloq. Gripe's egg , an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.] E. Jonson.
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Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Griped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Griping.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr�fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. , v. t., .]
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1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
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2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
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Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? Robynson (More's Utopia).
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3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
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How inly sorrow gripes his soul. Shak.
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Gripe, v. i. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.
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2. To suffer griping pains. Jocke.
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3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. R. H. Dana, Jr.

2. to complain
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Gripe, n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
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A barren scepter in my gripe. Shak.
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2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword.
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3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
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4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty.
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5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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6. (Naut.) (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. (c) pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
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Coloq. Gripe penny , Coloq. a miser; a niggard. D. L. Mackenzie.
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Gripeful (?), a. Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
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Griper (?), a. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner. Burton.
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Gripingly (?), adv. In a griping or oppressive manner. Bacon.
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Gripman (?), n. The man who manipulates a grip.
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Grippe (?), n. [F.] (Med.) The influenza or epidemic catarrh. Dunglison.
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Gripper (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.
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2. pl. In printing presses, the fingers or nippers.
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Gripple (?), n. A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Gripple, a. [Dim. fr. gripe.] Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Grippleness, n. The quality of being gripple. [Obs.]
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Gripsack (?), n. A traveler's handbag. [Colloq.]
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Gris (?), a. [OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. .] Gray. [R.] Chaucer.
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Gris (?), n. [OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See , a.] A costly kind of fur. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gris (grĭs), n. sing. & pl. [See a pig.] A little pig. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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Grisaille (?), n. [F., from gris gray.] 1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass.
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2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. Knight.
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Grisamber (?), n. [See .] Ambergris. [Obs.] Milton.
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Grise (grīs), n. See , a pig. [Prov. Eng.]
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Grise (grīs or grēs), n. [Prop. pl. of gree a step.] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.]
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Every grise of fortune
Is smoothed by that below. Shak.
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Griseous (?), a. [LL. griseus. See .] Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly. Maunder.
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Grisette (?), n. [F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See .] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.
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Griskin (?), n. [Grise a pig + -kin.] The spine of a hog. [Obs.]
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Grisled (?), a. [Obs.] See Grizzled.
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Grisliness (?), n. The quality or state of being grisly; horrid. Sir P. Sidney.
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Grisly (?), a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gr�san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.] Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. “Grisly to behold.” Chaucer.
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A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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Coloq. Grisly bear . (Zoöl.) See under .
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Grison (?), n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See .] (Zoöl.) (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also called South American glutton. (b) A South American monkey (Lagothrix infumatus), said to be gluttonous.
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Grisons (?), n. pl. [F.] (Geog.) (a) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps. (b) sing. The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
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Grist (?), n. [AS. grist, fr. grindan. See .]
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1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.
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Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store. Tusser. Q.
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2. Supply; provision. Swift.
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3. In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands. Knight.
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Coloq. All is grist that comes to his mill , all that he has anything to do with is a source of profit. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. To bring grist to the maill , to bring profitable business into one's hands; to be a source of profit. [Colloq.] Ayliffe.
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Gristle (?), n. [OE. gristel, gristil, AS. gristl; akin to OFries. gristel, grestel. Perh. a dim. of grist but cf. OHG. krustila, krostela. Cf. .] (Anat.) Cartilage. See . Bacon.
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Gristly (?), a. (Anat.) Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous.
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Gristmill (?), n. A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.
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Grit (?), n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. greót grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grjōt, and to E. groats, grout. See , , and cf. gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
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2. The coarse part of meal.
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