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Grip
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 5
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The griffin. [Obs.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 5
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A small ditch or furrow. Ray.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 5
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 5
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To trench; to drain.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 5 of 5
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.