griskin
[griz-kin]
- a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.
- Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.
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Origin of griskin
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Historical Examples
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 CrimeaDavid 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 IrelandP. W. Joyce
You are the very broadcloth of perfection; have pity on me, adorable Mrs. Griskin!'
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second VolumeJoseph Grego
The fore quarter has the spring or fore leg, the fore loin or neck, the sparerib, and the griskin.
griskin
- British the lean part of a loin of pork
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Word Origin
C17: probably from dialect gris pig, from Old Norse griss
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