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Rh GRABBLE.—Is perhaps best explained by a phrase "I drowed the apples among the bwoys an' let um' grabble vor um;" thus grabble partakes of the two words "grab" and "scramble."

GRACE.—"Grease," and also "grass" are so pronounced.

GRAMMER.—Grandmother, always preceded by "awld."

GRAMNAERED.—Begrimed with dirt.

GRAMVER, or GRENVER.—Grandfather, always preceded by "awld."

GRAW.—To produce. "That ther land wunt graw be-ans."

To cultivate successfully.

"'Tyent no good tryin' to graw turmuts yer." GRAWIN' WEATHER.—Alternate showers and sunshine. "Vine grawin' weather zur."

GRE-A-ZY, or GRACEY.—Slippery. The roads are said to be gre-a-zy when there is a slight surface thaw after a hard frost.

GRE-UN HORN, or GRANE HORN.—A youth who is very easily imposed on.

GRIB.—An unexpected bite, as when a horse slinks his ears and gives one a pinch.

GRIDDLE.—To broil a piece of meat on a grid-iron.

GRINE.—Groin.

GRINSTWUN.—Grindstone.

GRINTED.—Dirt pressed into anything is said to be "grinted" in.

GRIP.—To bind sheaves of corn, also a handful of corn in stalk held to assist in the action of reaping.

GRIPE.—A small open ditch.

GRIPES.—Pains in the stomach.

GRISKIN.—The lean part of the loin of a pig.