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griskin

American  
[griz-kin] / ˈgrɪz kɪn /

noun

British.
  1. a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.

  2. Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.


griskin British  
/ ˈɡrɪskɪn /

noun

  1. the lean part of a loin of pork

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

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Now and then he varied it with pig-meat—good old country meat, let me tell you, pig-meat—such as spare-rib, griskin, blade-bone, and that mysterious morsel, the "mouse."

From Amaryllis at the Fair by Richard Jefferies

The thick part of the backbone that lies between the shoulders, called griskin or chine, is separated from the tapering, bony part, called backbone by way of distinction, and used as flesh.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs

Roast leg or griskin of pork, apple sauce, brocoli, potatoes.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

Put a piece of pork griskin into a stewpan, with very little more water than will just cover it.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

As circumstances had ofttimes compelled the ex-Ranger to eat his deer-meat underdone, the habit had become his goût; and it was, therefore, not long before the griskin was removed from the spit.

From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid

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