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单词 griskin
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griskin

[ griz-kin ]
/ ˈgrɪz kɪn /

noun British.

a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.
Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

Words nearby griskin

griseous, grisette, gris-gris, Grisham, Grishun, griskin, grisly, Gris-Nez, grison, Grisons, grissini
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Example sentences from the Web for griskin

  • It's eternal loss to the soul of a Mussulman that puts a knife and fork into a griskin.

    VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea|David Christie Murray
  • Griskin or greeskeen; a small bit of meat cut off to be roasted—usually on the coals.

    English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
  • You are the very broadcloth of perfection; have pity on me, adorable Mrs. Griskin!'

    Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego
  • The fore quarter has the spring or fore leg, the fore loin or neck, the sparerib, and the griskin.

    The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for griskin

griskin
/ (ˈɡrɪskɪn) /

noun

British the lean part of a loin of pork

Word Origin for griskin

C17: probably from dialect gris pig, from Old Norse griss
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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