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Girning

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England. Northern-England
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of girn form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

Metathesized form of grin.

Etymology 2

Metathesized form of grin.

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