A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff.
Holland.
2. [Cf. F. griffe, G. griff, prop., a grasping.] (Weaving) An
arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise
the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods. Knight.
Griffe (?), n. [F.] The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also,
a mulatto. [Local, U. S.]
Grif"fin (?), n. An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from
Europe. H. Kingsley.
{ Grif"fin (?), Grif"fon (?), } n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F.
griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. &?;; -- so called because
of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often
represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.