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grice

[ grahys ]
/ graɪs /

noun Chiefly Scot.

a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.

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Origin of grice

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

Words nearby grice

greywether, grey whale, grey wolf, GRF, gribble, grice, grid, grid bias, grid capacitor, grid circuit, grid current

Definition for grice (2 of 2)

Grice
[ grahys ]
/ graɪs /

noun

H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
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British Dictionary definitions for grice

grice
/ (ˈɡraɪs) /

verb

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

noun

an object collected or place visited by a railway enthusiast

Derived forms of grice

gricer, noungricing, noun

Word Origin for grice

C20: origin obscure
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