1820. London Magazine, i., 26. As a bonnet against … grunters.
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum. Grunter, s.v., a country constable.
4. (tailors’).—An habitual grumbler; a grumble-guts (q.v.)
Grunter’s-gig, subs. (old).—A smoked pig’s chap.—Grose.
Grunting-cheat, subs. (old).—A pig. See Chete. For synonyms, see Sow’s Baby.
1567. Harman, Caveat, p. 86. She has a cackling-chete, a grunting-chete, ruff pecke, cassan, and poplarr of yarum.
1622. Fletcher, Beggars Bush, v., 1. Or surprising a boor’s ken for grunting-cheats? Or cackling-cheats?
Grunting-peck, subs. (old).—Pork or bacon.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, Grunting-peck, s.v., pork.
1728. Bailey, Eng. Dict., s.v.