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gripeGrype Grype, n. [Gr. gry`f, grypo`s, griffin. See Griffin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A vulture; the griffin. [Written also gripe.] [Obs.] gripeGriffin Grif"fin, Griffon Grif"fon, n. [OE. griffin,
griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to
gryps, Gr. ?; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and
akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It
is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.
2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic
charge.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus)
found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North
Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and
grype. It is supposed to be the ``eagle' of the Bible.
The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also
gryphon.]
4. An English early apple. Gripe
Gripe Gripe, v. i.
1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a
gripe or as with a gripe.
2. To suffer griping pains. --Jocke.
3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which,
when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the
helm. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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