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grig
[ grig ]
/ grɪg /
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noun Northern British Dialect.
a cricket or grasshopper.
a small or young eel.
a lively person.
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Origin of grig
1350–1400; Middle English grig, grege; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for grig
grig
/ (ɡrɪɡ) /
noun dialect
a lively person
a short-legged hen
a young eel
Word Origin for grig
C14: dwarf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish krik a little creature
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