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Grike - What does it mean?

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grike

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, British) A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants
  • :* 1922': He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds and sat on a stool of rock, resting his ashplant in a '''grike . — James Joyce, ''Ulysses
  • :* 1973': The Crag is a sort of crag-shaped feature of limestone, rich in minerals and seamed with crevasses or ‘'''grikes ’ as they call them hereabouts. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, ''Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 157)

    • Synonyms

    * scailp

    See also

    * clint * limestone pavement

    Not English

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