grip

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GRIP, noun The griffon. [Not in use.] GRIP, noun A grasp; a holding fast. GRIP, noun A small ditch or furrow. [Not used in America.] GRIP, verb transitive To trench; to drain. [Not used.]
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