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grieshoch

American  
[gree-shuhk, gree-shuhkh] / ˈgri ʃʌk, ˈgri ʃʌx /

noun

Scot.

  1. a bed of embers, especially of a peat or moss fire.

Etymology

Origin of grieshoch

First recorded in 1795–1805, grieshoch is from the Scots Gaelic word griòsach embers

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