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griffs

griffs is the plural of griff.

Meaning of griff

Noun (1)

griff (plural griffs)

  1. (India) griffin, (white) newcomer

Noun (2)

griff (plural griffs)

  1. (obsolete) grasp; reach
    • A vaine of gold ore within one spades griffe in the first turfe of the ground1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
  2. An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.

Noun (3)

griff (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, slang) marijuana.

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Questions about griffs

What is griffs the plural of?
Griffs is the plural of griff.

Words near griffs in the dictionary

  1. griffonages
  2. griffonne
  3. griffonnes
  4. griffons
  5. Griffos
  6. griffs
  7. Griffy
  8. Griffys
  9. grifo
  10. grifolin
  11. grifon

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