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  • granny
    n. 1. [also US Black (Walker 1956:164), US dial. South ADD; cf. Scots granny an old woman CSD] a midwife: 1966 (Otterbein
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  • granigrain
    [etym?] n. a shrub, Corchorus olitorius: 1920 (Britton 263). cf. GRUNGREY (Inagua)
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  • grange
    See GRAINS.
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  • grand holder
    n. the larger of the two front claws of the land crab. cf. BITER (Black)
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  • granfather ants
    n. a large, red ant (sp?). (Black)
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  • granddaddy
    [OED, "a species of Acaris [a mite or tick?] vulgarly called Longlegs, Grandady, etc."] n. an insect (sp?): Granddaddy is a small,
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  • gran' boy, gran' girl
    [cf. GRAN' 2 ; cf. US dial. South grandboy idern ADD] n. grandson or granddaughter: To open can, my gran' boy must
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  • gran'
    n. 1. [cf. Sra. gangan granny WST; US Black gran grandparent (Hancock p.c); Brit, dial. gran grandmother DHS, CSD; US dial.
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  • gramma
    /gramá/, grooma /grumá/ [from godmother + Scots from Fr. comère godmother CSD; cf. Guy. macmay (Yansen 22), Trin. macomeh idem (Ottley 18) from
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  • grainse-man
    (Black); grainser /grèynsa/ (San Sal.) [cf. GRAINS] n. harpooner
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