Definitions For Grice

Etymology 1

From Middle English gris, from {{der, en, non, gríss}}.

Noun

GRICE (plural grice or grices) (now, _, Scotland) A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of wild pig or boar native to Scotland, now extinct.

Etymology 2

{{unk, en}}, possibly from Richard Grice, the first champion trainspotter, alternatively perhaps a humorous representation of an upper-class pronunciation of grouser, , grouse-shooter. In either case the derivation could be direct or a {{back-form, en, gricer, nocap=1}}.

Verb

gric (UK, rail transport, slang) to act as a trainspotter; to partake in the activity or hobby of trainspotting. }} }} }}

Related terms

gricer

Etymology 3

Noun

GRICE (plural GRICEs) (obsolete) A gree; a step. : (Ben Jonson)

Anagrams

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