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

Example Sentences

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

I’ll jest chaw another griskin o’ the deer-meat to strengthen me for this six-mile tramp southard.”

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

I’m in for a griskin o’ the white.

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

The thick part of the backbone that lies between the shoulders, called griskin or chine, is separated from the tapering, bony part, called backbone by way of distinction, and used as flesh.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

I kud eat a griskin now, an a good chunk o’ a one.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne