griskin

[ griz-kin ]

/ ˈgrɪz kɪn /

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noun British.

a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.

Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.

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Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

Words nearby griskin

griseous, grisette, gris-gris, Grisham, Grishun, griskin, grisly, Gris-Nez, grison, Grisons, grissini

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How to use griskin in a sentence

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
Her ladyship is the widow of Sir Timothy Griskin, a distant relation of our family.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker|Tobias Smollett
You are the very broadcloth of perfection; have pity on me, adorable Mrs. Griskin!'
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego
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

Lady Griskin is a person of fashion, to whom we have the honour to be related.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker|Tobias Smollett

British Dictionary definitions for griskin

griskin

/ (ˈɡrɪskɪn) /

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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