griskin

G2R1I1S1K5I1N1

noun

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

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noungriskin (plural griskins)

plural griskins

  1. A lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig.
  2. rareThe bones, particularly the spine, of a pig.

Origin

Considered by some dictionaries to derive from grice + -kin. Compare Irish gríscín.

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APA

griskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griskin

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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