1) Masculine given name 2) Slang for information; news
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• (n.) Grasp; reach. • (n.) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods. • (n.) A person of mixed blood.
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Griff noun [ Confer
Gripe .]
1. Grasp; reach. [ Obsolete] « A vein of gold ore within one spade's
griff .»
Holland. 2. [ Confer F. griffe, G. griff, prop., a grasping.]
(Weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires whic...
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In weaving, a griff is a series of horizontal, parallel-edged bars, also known as knives or blades, arranged in a reciprocating frame to raise and lower the vertical hooked rods connected to the shedding mechanism, when the hooked ends of the rods are brought by a pattern device within the path of the knives.
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Griff is slang for information; news.
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