What does grig mean?
Grig means (obsolete) A dwarf..
Grig
/ɡɹɪɡ/ · noun
Meaning
(obsolete) A dwarf..
Definitions by Sense
- (obsolete) A dwarf.
- A cricket or grasshopper.
- A small or young eel.
- Specifically, the broad-nosed eel. See glut.
- (UK, dialect, Shropshire) Heath or heather.
- (transitive) To irritate or annoy.
Example Sentences
The black rooks will fly away, my son, and you'll come back as brown as a berry, and as merry as a grig.
[W]e assembled at one o'clock, at two sat down to dinner, consisting of capital stewed grigs, a dish Mrs Burt was famous for dressing, a large joint of roast or boiled meat, with proper vegetables and a good-sized pudding or pie […] .
The further method of tillage pursued, was to make fallows; and if the season permitted, so that the ground could be cleared and burnt off, to destroy the grig or heath, […]
Synonyms for grig
Antonyms for grig
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Word Forms
- grigs
- grigging
- grigged
Usage Notes
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The black rooks will fly away, my son, and you'll come back as brown as a berry, and as merry as a grig.
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