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gripple definition

grip·ple (grip′əl)

adjective

Brit., Dialectal miserly; avaricious

Etymology: ME gripel < OE gripul < base of grīpan: see gripe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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