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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.


griskin British  
/ ˈɡrɪskɪn /

noun

  1. the lean part of a loin of pork

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin


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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 Barkham Burroughs

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

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

The fore quarter has the spring or fore leg, the fore loin or neck, the sparerib, and the griskin.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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

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

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

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