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A vulture; the griffin. |
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To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the
fingers; to clutch. |
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To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. |
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To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching
and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain
purgative or indigestible substances. |
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To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a
gripe or as with a gripe. |
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To suffer griping pains. |
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To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when
sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. |
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Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. |
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That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the
gripe of a sword. |
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A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a
wheel. |
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Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress;
as, the gripe of poverty. |
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Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly
used in the plural. |
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The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore
end; the forefoot. |
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The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water,
having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. |
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An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to
ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad
bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent
swinging. |
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