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grimgribber

grimgribber noun: a trade jargon, particularly in law.

Noun

grimgribber (usually uncountable, plural grimgribbers)

  1. (usually) A trade jargon, particularly in law.

Forms of grimgribber

pluralgrimgribbers

Origin of grimgribber

From fictional estate Grimgribber in Richard Steele's 1722 play The Conscious Lovers. Used pejoratively as “learned rubbish”.

Questions about grimgribber

What does grimgribber mean?
Grimgribber means a trade jargon, particularly in law.
What part of speech is grimgribber?
Grimgribber is a noun.
What is the plural of grimgribber?
The plural of grimgribber is grimgribbers.

Words near grimgribber in the dictionary

  1. grimesters
  2. Grimesthorpe
  3. Grimethorpe
  4. grimey
  5. grimful
  6. grimgribber
  7. grimgribbers
  8. grimicidin
  9. grimier
  10. grimiest
  11. grimily

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