griff (plural griffs)
(India) griffin, (white) newcomer
griff (plural griffs)
(obsolete) grasp; reach
(weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
griff (uncountable)
(colloquial, slang) marijuana.
Griff
A male given name.
Source: Wiktionary
Griff, n. Etym: [Cf. Gripe.]
1. Grasp; reach. [Obs.] A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff. Holland.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. griffe, G. griff, prop., a grasping.] (Weaving)
Definition: An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
