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 46 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. Oraying bowl, sb, a gratuity paid to ship carpenters when they have completed the repair of a yesael, on bringing her out of the graying dock. Great, adj. intimate ; confidential. ' As grecU as inkle weavers/ saying. Greatly fidled, adj, much impaired in health. Great ihakes, adj. much consequence. ' He's no great ehakes ' — he's not of much consequence. Greeshaw, Grodiaw, eh, glowing ashes ; embers. Greet, v. to weep. Gregagh, sh. a fish, the ballan wrasse. Same as Bayin, 9. v. Grew, (1) «&. a greyhound. (2) 9h. a tremor. (3) V. to shudder. ' The chile grewed at its medicine.' GreWBome, adj, frightful ; anything that makes one shudder. Grey, sb. the grey linnet. Grin (corruption of grain), a small quantity. ' Gi'e us a wee gtnn o' sthioe.' ' A'U no gi'e ye a taste.' Gripe, sb, a ditch. Grogan, ab, a kind of fairy about two feet high and very strong. He helps the farmers in harresting, threshing, &c., but te^es offence if any recompense be offered him. Groof^ sb, the front of the body. * We found him lyin' on his groof,' Group, sb. a drain in a cow-house behind the cows. Grubs, sb. juyenile thieves of the street Arab kind, who run away with the tops or marbles of school-boys. Gminmel, sb, a backing of clay put round the outside of the brick lining of a well. GmmmleB, sb. grounds ; sediment. Gmmpy, adj. disagreeable in manner. Grant, sb. a fish, the perch. Grup, (l) sb. a grasp. (2) V. to grasp or grip. * Eels is gy an' ill to grup.* (3) V. to catch ; to overtake. ' She's gruppiii* on us : ' said of one boat gaining on another. Gudge, sb. a short, thick, fat person. * He's just a gudge of a man.', Guldher, (1) sb. a loud, sudden shout, caused by anger or surprise. ' I gave a gtUdher at him, and he ran away.' (2) V, to shout loudly.