GRIPE—A large stable fork with four or five grains.
GRIPED—Seized with pain. Ah’s that griped Ah cart bide neea whar.
GRIPES—Barn belly wark.
GRIUN—A spot whar a swine wears t’ ring; fair on t’ end o’ t’ snoot.
GRIZZLED—Ah’ll tell thi what, thoo’s gaan grizzled i’ good time. Grey headed an’ grey whiskered was all the remark implied.
GROBBLE—Grope or probe. He war grobblen i’ mi gob wi’ his tankliments tell he brak’t, and he grobble, grobble, grobble tell he’d ta fetch a pair o’ pinchers tull ’t, t’ auld beggar. (An actual experience with the tooth puller.)
GROOAS—When a lad’s voice is brokken, er yan gits cauld i’ yan’s wind-pipe, yan’s voice is grooas. Rum an’ honey for ’t.
GRUNTEN—Grumbling. Some fooak’s niver reet if they’re net grunten.
GREEN-SIDE-UP—Land that is not ploughed but growing grass.
GREEN-CHRISTMAS—Oppen an’ neea snow. Said commonly that a green Christmas maks a fat kirk-yard.