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grice.

A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct.

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noun/ɡɹʌɪs/UK
  1. A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gris, from Old Norse gríss (“male pig; pigling”). Compare Old Dutch gristo, gristio (“boar, wild boar”).

verb/ɡɹʌɪs/UK
  1. To act as a trainspotter; to partake in the activity or hobby of trainspotting; to trainspot.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from gricer.

noun/ɡɹʌɪs/UK
  1. A step or stair.

    obsolete
noun/ɡɹʌɪs/UK
  1. plural of grouse

    form-of · humorous · nonstandard · plural · usually
Where this word comes from

Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse.

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