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    grice
    noun
    a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
  • Grice
    Grice
    noun
    H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.

grice

1 American  
[grahys] / graɪs /

noun

Chiefly Scot.
  1. a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.


Grice 2 American  
[grahys] / graɪs /

noun

  1. H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.


grice British  
/ ˈɡraɪs /

verb

  1. (intr) (of a railway enthusiast) to collect objects or visit places connected with trains and railways

"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

noun

  1. an object collected or place visited by a railway enthusiast

"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

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Etymology

Origin of grice

1175–1225; Middle English gris < Old Norse grīss pig


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Then we cut to Ukip's leader Lord Pearson, a man straight out of society's top drawer, whose accent is instantly redolent of grouse, or perhaps that should be grice, moors and weekend shooting parties.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2010

The English "verdigris" is a corruption of vert de grice.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

Two other names for the pig are the northern Galt and the Lincolnshire Grice— "Marcassin, a young wild boare; a shoot or grice."

From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley

Poverty is a comparative thing, and each degree of it is mocked by its "neighbour grice."

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

Oh, Hoxford was a pleasant plice To many a poet dear, And Saccharissa had the grice In Hoxford to appear.

From New Collected Rhymes by Andrew Lang

Long before RZA and the GZA became musical legends – when their friends called them Robert Diggs and Gary Grice – martial arts cinema was relegated to cinematic margins.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

Court and jail records don’t indicate if Grice has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

"I wanted to challenge myself and I think it's a good way to keep my mum's name alive," Miss Grice said.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023

Despite the coroner issuing a special report to prevent future deaths, Mrs Marsh's Daughter, Ashleigh Grice, said more urgent progress is needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023

Next moment Mrs. Grice was at the door.

From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay

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