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griskin

American  
[griz-kin] / ˈgrɪz kɪn /

noun

British.
  1. a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.

  2. Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.


griskin British  
/ ˈɡrɪskɪn /

noun

  1. the lean part of a loin of pork

"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

Etymology

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

Example Sentences

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Put a piece of pork griskin into a stewpan, with very little more water than will just cover it.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

There was a pile of buttered toast, plenty of new-laid eggs, a beautiful griskin broiled to perfection, and water boiling on the hot turf fire in a saucepan.

From Paddy Finn by Webb, Archibald

In cutting up pork, you have the spare-rib, shoulder, griskin or chine, the loin, middlings and leg; the head, feet, heart and liver.

From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza

As circumstances had ofttimes compelled the ex-Ranger to eat his deer-meat underdone, the habit had become his goût; and it was, therefore, not long before the griskin was removed from the spit.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

I’m in for a griskin o’ the white.

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

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