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1.
grī̆p(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
gripe
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A ditch or drain; a hole gouged in the earth; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith
PNElem.
1.211].
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2.
groupe
n.
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A ditch or drain; also in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
1.210]; (b) a hollow gouged in wood, a groove.
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