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grig |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grig \Grig\ (gr[i^]g), n. [Cf. Sw kr["a]k little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) a A cricket or grasshopper. [Prov. Eng.] b Any small eel. c The broad-nosed eel. See {Glut}. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Heath. [Prov. Eng.] --Audrey. {As merry as a grig} [etymology uncertain], a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of ``As merry as a Greek; '' by others to be an allusion to the cricket.
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