grice

1 of 2

noun

ˈgrīs

plural -s

now chiefly Scottish

: a young pig

grice

2 of 2

ˈgrēs

variant spelling of grece

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English grys, grise, from Old Norse grīss

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