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Definition of Gripple
1. n. A grasp; a gripe.
2. a. Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Definition of Gripple
1. Adjective. (obsolete) griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gripple
1. greedy [adj] - See also: greedy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gripple
Literary usage of Gripple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"There was a curt-road between the gripple anj the properly. Tho gripple continued
there tli- whole way from Chapel Street to the Silt lim-i from the lime I ..."
2. Reports of All the Cases Decided by All the Superior Courts Relating to by Great Britain Magistrates' cases, Edward William Cox (1873)
"was a gripple from Chapel-street to the Silt-road, about three feet wide and a
foot and a half to two feet deep ; it took the surface drainage of ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"That a man of your estate should be so gripple-minded and repining at his wife's
... The quality of being gripple ; grasping or avaricious disposition. ..."
4. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"91. т lie askt the price with greedy sense, She, gripple wench, said eighteen pence.
Taylor's Wortes, 1630. ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"But thé gripple wretch who will bestow nothing on hie poor brother for God's sake,
... 91. tile askt the price with greedy sense, She, gripple wench, ..."
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