grice
noun
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
grice
1 American
[grahys]
/ graɪs /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
Grice
2
American
[grahys]
/ graɪs /
noun
grice
British
/ ˈɡraɪs /
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of grice
1175–1225; Middle English gris < Old Norse grīss pig
Example Sentences
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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
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
Lay the head o' the sow to the tail o' the grice.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
Katie Beardie had a grice, It could skate upon the ice; Wasna that a dentie grice?
From Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk by Robert Ford
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
Sam Grice, founder of Octopus Legacy, has been seeking to change this by encouraging more young people to draft their will after his mother Jeanette died in a car crash when he was 27.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
Derek Grice, the former associate athletic director at San Diego State, said climate was a key factor in choosing grass.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
Grice, Steele, Faraday, Tarver and Phyllis, Evelyn, Raleigh and Aunt Ida are in the doorway, having come from the left.
From Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle) Mason
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