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GRIG
Etymology 1
Noun
grig (plural grigs)
(obsolete) A dwarf.
A cricket or grasshopper.
A small or young eel.
Specifically, the broad-nosed eel. See glut.
Etymology 2
Noun
grig (plural grigs)
(UK, dialect) Heath or heather.
Etymology 3
Verb
grig (third-person singular simple present grigs, present participle grigging, simple past and past participle grigged)
(transitive) To irritate or annoy.
Anagrams
• Rigg
Source: Wiktionary
Grig, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. kräk little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.]
1. (Zoöl.) (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 Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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