Lexicographical Neighbors of Griple
Literary usage of Griple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"The one hi» pike-staff gripped fast, They feared for its skaith. KM л Hood, i, 106.
GRIPPLE, or griple. Avaricious, grasping ; from to gripe. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[Formerly also griple, grip- pal; ... Tho on his shield he griple hold did lay.
Spanner, FQ, VI. ¡v. is. ... his griple strong Spenser, FQ, V. ii. ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"A line to direct the spade in cutting grips. West griple, ». To grasp. GRIPPEN, ».
A clenched band. North. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1881)
"A Une to direct the spade in cutting grips. West. griple. To grasp. " Well griple
in his hand," ..."
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