griffn.¹

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Forms: Also grif.

Etymology: Origin obscure.

northern dialect.

A deep narrow valley or chasm. ? Cf. grift n.¹

ΚΠ

1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 333 Griff, a deep valley, with a rocky fissure-like chasm at the bottom.

1882 Good Cheer 33 The broken receding angles at the foot of the Grif.

1891 J. C. Atkinson Forty Years Moorland Parish 344 One of the small tributary becks..comes into the open air again in a wild little griff.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

griffn.²

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Etymology: apparently a shortening of the earlier griffin n.¹

Anglo-Indian.

= griffin n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner

younglingOE

new-comeOE

novice1340

ginner?c1400

beginner1470

apprentice1489

prentice1489

infant1526

freshmana1557

intrant1560

enterer1565

puny?1570

weakling1575

new comeling1587

novist1587

incipient1589

puisne1592

abecedary1596

neophyte1600

abecedarian1603

bachelor1604

novelist?1608

alphabetary1611

breeching boy1611

tiro1611

alphabetarian1614

principiant1619

unexperienced1622

velvet head1631

undergraduatea1659

young stager1664

greenhorn1672

battledore boy1693

youngster1706

tironist1716

novitiatea1734

recruit1749

griffin1793

initiate1811

Johnny Newcome1815

Johnny Raw1823

griff1829

plebe1833

Johnny-come-lately1839

new chum1851

blanc-bec1853

fledgling1856

rookie1868

elementarian1876

tenderfoot1881

shorthorn1888

new kid1894

cheechako1897

ring-neck1898

Johnny1901

rook1902

fresh meat1908

malihini1914

initiand1915

stooge1930

intakea1943

cub1966

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > European > newly arrived

griffin1793

griff1829

1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 260 Whilst a call Of ‘Griff! ho Griff!’ re~echoed like the yell Of foul tormentors, in some modern hell.

1860 All Year Round 12 May 117 What an unsophisticated griff you must be!

1878 W. Besant & J. Rice By Celia's Arbour II. xi. 187 There had been joking with a lot of ‘griffs’, young recruits just out from England.

in combination.1853 W. D. Arnold Oakfield I. iii. 38 Cadets..going up to that great griff depot, Oudapoor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

griffn.³

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Forms: Also in French form griffe.

Etymology: < French griffe.

rare.

A claw.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > foot with claws > talon or claw

clawa700

clivera1000

naillOE

cleafre?c1225

cleche?c1225

crook?c1225

clutchc1230

cleec1250

pawc1330

cromea1400

clawrec1400

pouncea1475

talons?a1475

ungle1481

ongle1484

gripe1578

sere1606

unce1609

pouncer1704

unguisc1790

griff1820

1820 P. B. Shelley Sensitive Plant in Prometheus Unbound 172 A northern whirlwind, wandering about Like a wolf..Shook the boughs thus laden, and heavy and stiff, And snapped them off with his rigid griff.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vii. iv. 185 My disgrace at being so clawed and mauled by its griffes.

1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. xii. 195 The pretty panther, how handsome she looks! She has merciless griffes, though.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

griffn.⁴

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Forms: Also griffe, griffo(n, griffin.

Etymology: Of obscure origin: Buffon (quoted by Littré) gives the word as griffe.

Louisiana.

A person who is by descent three-quarters black and one-quarter white; a person with three black grandparents and one white grandparent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [noun] > white and black > person

mulatto1591

mulat1678

mustee1699

quadroon1707

quintroon1769

terceroon1772

blue skin1788

metif1805

musteefinoa1818

Morisco1819

octoon1840

griff1850

octoroon1854

Conchy Joe1888

mustard seed1926

1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 67 The auctioneer began to describe him as a fine griff (which means three parts black), twenty-four years old, and having many superior qualities.

1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) Griffin, griffe, this word, like the French griffone, is constantly used in Louisiana, both in conversation and in print, for a mulatto, particularly the woman.

1886 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Griff, same as Griffo. Griffo, the produce of a negro and a mulatto, containing one fourth white blood, and three fourths black. Griffon, same as Griffo.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

griffn.⁵

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Weaving.

A frame composed of horizontal bars employed in pattern-weaving. Also griff-frame.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > method of > figure weaving > loom > parts of or attachments for

tablea1400

simple1731

draw-boy1811

card1829

needle1829

witch1829

machine card1832

Jacquard apparatus1841

Jacquard1851

griff1860

dobby1878

lappet1894

witch top1897

trap-board1900

necking cord1910

1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) III. 1005 A mechanical arrangement connected with the treddle, which raises or depresses the griff frame.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Griff.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

griffn.⁶

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Etymology: Shortened form of griffin n.³

slang.

A tip; news; reliable information.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > [noun] > special or useful

hint1777

wrinkle1818

tip1845

hunch1849

the straight tip1871

kinklea1873

speech1874

quiff1881

pointer1884

griffin1889

griff1891

tip-off1901

rumble1905

wheeze1906

drum1915

1891 N. Gould Double Event iv. 22 ‘He's a Newmarketer, he is. Not up here for nothing, you bet. He's got the straight griff for something.’.. Ike had the ‘straightest griff’ he ever had in his life, and that was to mount Iberia for Sydney.

1945 Finito! Po Valley Campaign 30 The officer who broke off a stern argument..to inquire..the latest ‘griff’ from a passing Tommy.

1948 A. Baron From City, from Plough vi. 49 ‘Is that the griff, Higgsy?’.. ‘Have I ever given you a wrong tip?’

1961 P. G. Wodehouse Service with Smile v. 84 You can't come telling a man to go pinching pigs without giving him the griff about why he's doing it and who for.

1967 M. Procter Exercise Hoodwink xvii. 119 Somebody in the centre of things had ‘given the griff’ whenever there had been any to give.

1968 Listener 8 Feb. 167/1 He was to give us the approved line, the authorised version, the holy griff on what we were actually up to in Suez.

1968 J. Wainwright Edge of Extinction 104 The informant was saying: ‘It's griff, guv. The real thing.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

griffv.

Brit.

/ɡrɪf/, U.S.

/ɡrɪf/

Etymology: < griff n.²

Anglo-Indian.

ΚΠ

1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 263 He deem'd no sin To griff a heedless friend,—plain English,—take him in.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1788

n.²1829

n.³1820

n.⁴1850

n.⁵1860

n.⁶1891

v.1829

单词	griff
释义	griffn.¹ Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Forms: Also grif. Etymology: Origin obscure. northern dialect. A deep narrow valley or chasm. ? Cf. grift n.¹ ΚΠ 1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 333 Griff, a deep valley, with a rocky fissure-like chasm at the bottom. 1882 Good Cheer 33 The broken receding angles at the foot of the Grif. 1891 J. C. Atkinson Forty Years Moorland Parish 344 One of the small tributary becks..comes into the open air again in a wild little griff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). griffn.² Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Etymology: apparently a shortening of the earlier griffin n.¹ Anglo-Indian. = griffin n.² ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner younglingOE new-comeOE novice1340 ginner?c1400 beginner1470 apprentice1489 prentice1489 infant1526 freshmana1557 intrant1560 enterer1565 puny?1570 weakling1575 new comeling1587 novist1587 incipient1589 puisne1592 abecedary1596 neophyte1600 abecedarian1603 bachelor1604 novelist?1608 alphabetary1611 breeching boy1611 tiro1611 alphabetarian1614 principiant1619 unexperienced1622 velvet head1631 undergraduatea1659 young stager1664 greenhorn1672 battledore boy1693 youngster1706 tironist1716 novitiatea1734 recruit1749 griffin1793 initiate1811 Johnny Newcome1815 Johnny Raw1823 griff1829 plebe1833 Johnny-come-lately1839 new chum1851 blanc-bec1853 fledgling1856 rookie1868 elementarian1876 tenderfoot1881 shorthorn1888 new kid1894 cheechako1897 ring-neck1898 Johnny1901 rook1902 fresh meat1908 malihini1914 initiand1915 stooge1930 intakea1943 cub1966 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > European > newly arrived griffin1793 griff1829 1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 260 Whilst a call Of ‘Griff! ho Griff!’ re~echoed like the yell Of foul tormentors, in some modern hell. 1860 All Year Round 12 May 117 What an unsophisticated griff you must be! 1878 W. Besant & J. Rice By Celia's Arbour II. xi. 187 There had been joking with a lot of ‘griffs’, young recruits just out from England. in combination.1853 W. D. Arnold Oakfield I. iii. 38 Cadets..going up to that great griff depot, Oudapoor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). griffn.³ Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Forms: Also in French form griffe. Etymology: < French griffe. rare. A claw. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > foot with claws > talon or claw clawa700 clivera1000 naillOE cleafre?c1225 cleche?c1225 crook?c1225 clutchc1230 cleec1250 pawc1330 cromea1400 clawrec1400 pouncea1475 talons?a1475 ungle1481 ongle1484 gripe1578 sere1606 unce1609 pouncer1704 unguisc1790 griff1820 1820 P. B. Shelley Sensitive Plant in Prometheus Unbound 172 A northern whirlwind, wandering about Like a wolf..Shook the boughs thus laden, and heavy and stiff, And snapped them off with his rigid griff. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vii. iv. 185 My disgrace at being so clawed and mauled by its griffes. 1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. xii. 195 The pretty panther, how handsome she looks! She has merciless griffes, though. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). griffn.⁴ Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Forms: Also griffe, griffo(n, griffin. Etymology: Of obscure origin: Buffon (quoted by Littré) gives the word as griffe. Louisiana. A person who is by descent three-quarters black and one-quarter white; a person with three black grandparents and one white grandparent. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [noun] > white and black > person mulatto1591 mulat1678 mustee1699 quadroon1707 quintroon1769 terceroon1772 blue skin1788 metif1805 musteefinoa1818 Morisco1819 octoon1840 griff1850 octoroon1854 Conchy Joe1888 mustard seed1926 1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 67 The auctioneer began to describe him as a fine griff (which means three parts black), twenty-four years old, and having many superior qualities. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) Griffin, griffe, this word, like the French griffone, is constantly used in Louisiana, both in conversation and in print, for a mulatto, particularly the woman. 1886 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Griff, same as Griffo. Griffo, the produce of a negro and a mulatto, containing one fourth white blood, and three fourths black. Griffon, same as Griffo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). griffn.⁵ Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Etymology: Origin unknown. Weaving. A frame composed of horizontal bars employed in pattern-weaving. Also griff-frame. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > method of > figure weaving > loom > parts of or attachments for tablea1400 simple1731 draw-boy1811 card1829 needle1829 witch1829 machine card1832 Jacquard apparatus1841 Jacquard1851 griff1860 dobby1878 lappet1894 witch top1897 trap-board1900 necking cord1910 1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) III. 1005 A mechanical arrangement connected with the treddle, which raises or depresses the griff frame. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Griff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). griffn.⁶ Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Etymology: Shortened form of griffin n.³ slang. A tip; news; reliable information. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] > special or useful hint1777 wrinkle1818 tip1845 hunch1849 the straight tip1871 kinklea1873 speech1874 quiff1881 pointer1884 griffin1889 griff1891 tip-off1901 rumble1905 wheeze1906 drum1915 1891 N. Gould Double Event iv. 22 ‘He's a Newmarketer, he is. Not up here for nothing, you bet. He's got the straight griff for something.’.. Ike had the ‘straightest griff’ he ever had in his life, and that was to mount Iberia for Sydney. 1945 Finito! Po Valley Campaign 30 The officer who broke off a stern argument..to inquire..the latest ‘griff’ from a passing Tommy. 1948 A. Baron From City, from Plough vi. 49 ‘Is that the griff, Higgsy?’.. ‘Have I ever given you a wrong tip?’ 1961 P. G. Wodehouse Service with Smile v. 84 You can't come telling a man to go pinching pigs without giving him the griff about why he's doing it and who for. 1967 M. Procter Exercise Hoodwink xvii. 119 Somebody in the centre of things had ‘given the griff’ whenever there had been any to give. 1968 Listener 8 Feb. 167/1 He was to give us the approved line, the authorised version, the holy griff on what we were actually up to in Suez. 1968 J. Wainwright Edge of Extinction 104 The informant was saying: ‘It's griff, guv. The real thing.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). griffv. Brit. /ɡrɪf/, U.S. /ɡrɪf/ Etymology: < griff n.² Anglo-Indian. ΚΠ 1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 263 He deem'd no sin To griff a heedless friend,—plain English,—take him in. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1788n.²1829n.³1820n.⁴1850n.⁵1860n.⁶1891v.1829
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