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grindylow

grindylow noun: a folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.

Noun

grindylow (plural grindylows)

  1. (UK) A folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.

Forms of grindylow

pluralgrindylows
alternative formgrundylow

Origin of grindylow

Possibly connected to Grendel, the monster from the epic Beowulf.

Questions about grindylow

What does grindylow mean?
Grindylow means a folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.
What part of speech is grindylow?
Grindylow is a noun.
What is the plural of grindylow?
The plural of grindylow is grindylows.

Words near grindylow in the dictionary

  1. Grindsted
  2. grindster
  3. grindstone
  4. grindstones
  5. grindy
  6. grindylow
  7. grindylows
  8. Grine
  9. Griner
  10. Griners
  11. Grines

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