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Griff

//ɡɹɪf// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of griffin. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "problem with griffs is that they r tooo weak to take a town by itself, cuz they take forever and by the time they r finished with a building, the enm has already got together some defense and is ready to kick the griffs a**...."

  2. 2
    grasp; reach obsolete

    "A vaine of gold ore within one spades griffe in the first turfe of the ground"

  3. 3
    marijuana. colloquial, slang, uncountable
  4. 4
    griffin, (white) newcomer India
  5. 5
    An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortened from earlier griffin.

Etymology 2

Compare grip, gripe.

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