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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

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

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

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

Charlie Grice, his training partner, paid tribute, saying: "You were a true fighter who always gave your best."

From BBC Oct. 12, 2024

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

At the mention of money Mrs. Grice became greatly flustered.

From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay

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