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.

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griskin British  

/ ˈɡrɪskɪn /

noun

1. the lean part of a loin of pork

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Etymology

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

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Example Sentences

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griskin

“Look’ee hyur, boyees!” cries he, squinting over his shoulders; “I’ll stake this rib against a griskin o’ poor bull that ’ee’ll see the puttiest gal as ’ee ever set yur eyes on.”

From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart

Roast leg or griskin of pork, apple sauce, brocoli, potatoes.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

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 Eliza Leslie

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 Archibald Webb

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 Mayne Reid

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