griskin

[griz-kin]

noun British.

a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.

Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

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Historical Examples of griskin

It's eternal loss to the soul of a Mussulman that puts a knife and fork into a griskin.
VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea
David Christie Murray
Griskin or greeskeen; a small bit of meat cut off to be roasted—usually on the coals.
English As We Speak It in Ireland
P. W. Joyce
You are the very broadcloth of perfection; have pity on me, adorable Mrs. Griskin!'
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume
Joseph Grego
The fore quarter has the spring or fore leg, the fore loin or neck, the sparerib, and the griskin.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for griskin

griskin

noun

British the lean part of a loin of pork

Word Origin for griskin

C17: probably from dialect gris pig, from Old Norse griss

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