Grig
[grig] /grɪg/
noun, Northern British Dialect.
1.
a cricket or grasshopper.
2.
a small or young eel.
3.
a lively person.
/ɡrɪɡ/
noun (dialect)
1.
a lively person
2.
a short-legged hen
3.
a young eel
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