GRIPPLE

Etymology 1

Adjective

gripple (comparative more gripple, superlative most gripple)

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Griping; tenacious; gripping.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; niggardly; avaricious, covetous.

(UK dialectal, Scotland) Sprained.

Etymology 2

Noun

gripple (plural gripples)

A ditch; a drain.

Etymology 3

Noun

gripple (plural gripples)

(obsolete, rare) A hook.

(obsolete, rare) A grasp; a grip.

Etymology 4

Verb

gripple (third-person singular simple present gripples, present participle grippling, simple past and past participle grippled)

(transitive, rare) To grasp.

Source: Wiktionary

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Grip"ple, n.

Definition: A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.] Spenser.

Grip"ple, a. Etym: [Dim. fr. gripe.]

Definition: Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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