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
Lay the head o' the sow to the tail o' the grice.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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 Weekley, Ernest
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 Lang, Andrew
The English "verdigris" is a corruption of vert de grice.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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