grax

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noun

The waste left at the end of the whaling process.

OriginNorwegian Nynorsk grakse ← Old Norse dregg →
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Meanings

noungrax (uncountable)

alternative graks

  1. uncountableAntarcticaThe waste left at the end of the whaling process.

    But then he lost his footing when he hit the deck, and sprawled flat in a puddle of stinking grax, a foul mixture of blood, grease, and swill.

    1968, Bryce Walton, Harpoon Gunner, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., page 84

Origin

  1. Old Norsedregg
  2. Norwegian Nynorskdragse“residue”
  3. Norwegian Nynorskgrakse“residue from the production of fish or whale oil”
  4. Englishgrax

Early 20th century. From Norwegian Nynorsk grakse (“residue from the production of fish or whale oil”), from Norwegian Nynorsk dragse (“residue”), from Old Norse dregg. Doublet of dreg.

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“grax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grax.

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