Definition of Griskin

1. n. The spine of a hog.

Definition of Griskin

1. Noun. A lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig. ¹

2. Noun. (rare) The bones, particularly the spine, of a pig. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Griskin

1. the lean part of a loin of pork [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Griskin

grisailles
grisamber
grischunite
grise
grised
grisely
griseofulvin
griseofulvins
griseous
grises
grisette
grisettes
griseus
grisgris
grising
griskin (current term)
griskins
grisled
grislier
grisliest
grisliness
grislinesses
grisly
grism
grison
grisons
grissino
grist
grist for the mill
grist mill

Literary usage of Griskin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Modern Cook: A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in All Its Branches by Charles Elmé Francatelli (1880)
"TEIM a griskin of pork and lard it closely, then put it in a deep dish with sliced onion and carrot, parsley, a gill of salad oil, some slices of peeled ..."

2. The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical by Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Anna Letitia Aikin Barbauld (1820)
"—Upon hearing the little doctor called griskin, for the first time, Wildgoose looked at him with some attention ; and inquired whether he had not a near ..."

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