grice
noun
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
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grice
1 American
[grahys]
/ graɪs /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
Grice
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American
[grahys]
/ graɪs /
noun
grice
British
/ ˈɡraɪs /
verb
noun
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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
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 Andrew Lang
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 Ernest Weekley
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
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
The group's director, Natasha Grice, told the BBC the railway needs to rebuild trust, and transparency around cancellations was part of that.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
Court and jail records don’t indicate if Grice has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Eddie Grice, 39, spoke to the BBC from his taxi, showing parts of his car that have fallen off as recently as last week because of potholes.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
"I have an idea, Mrs. Grice," said Philip, plucking up courage, "that I took over all the fixtures from the landlord."
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
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