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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRIPPLE

a.[from gripe. ] Griping; greedy; covetous; unfeeling. 1. Grasping fast; tenacious.

 

GRIPPLENESS

n.Covetousness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRIPPLE

GRIPPLE Grip "ple, n.

 

Defn: A grasp; a gripe. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

GRIPPLE

Grip "ple, a. Etym: [Dim. fr. gripe. ]

 

Defn: Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

GRIPPLENESS

GRIPPLENESS Grip "ple *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being gripple. [Obs. ]