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Grimwig

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A choleric old gentleman fond of contradiction, generally ending with the words “or Iʹll eat my head.” He is the friend of Brownlow. (Dickens: Oliver Twist.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Griffin
Griffon, Griffen, or Griffin
Grig
Grim (Giant)
Grimace
Grimalkin or Graymalkin (French, gris malkin)
Grimes (Peter)
Grimm’s Law
Grimsby (Lincolnshire)
Grim’s Dyke
Grimwig
Grin and Bear It (You must)
Grind
Grinders
Grisaille
Grise
Grisilda or Griselda
Grist
Grizel or Grissel
Groaning Cake
Groaning Chair