grice

[grahys]

noun Chiefly Scot.

a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.

Origin of grice

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

Grice

[grahys]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of grice

"I'm more surprised than before, Mr. Grice," said Palethorpe.
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I'll lay four or five hundred 'ud clear it all off, Mr. Grice.
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I telled you yer were wrong, Grice, when you turned yon lass off!
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You've had a bit o' experience on't o' late, Mr. Grice, what?
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"Aye, it's as dead certain as that I'm sitting here, Mrs. Grice," she said.
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British Dictionary definitions for grice

grice

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 Formsgricer, noungricing, noun

Word Origin for grice

C20: origin obscure

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