3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when
sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. R. H. Dana,
Jr.
Gripe, n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
A barren scepter in my gripe.
Shak.
2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a
sword.
3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a
wheel.
4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the
gripe of poverty.
5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in
the plural.
6. (Naut.) (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the
fore end; the forefoot. (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern
under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. (c)
pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts
in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed
around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
Gripe penny, a miser; a niggard. D. L. Mackenzie.
Gripe"ful (?), a. Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
Grip"er (?), a. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner. Burton.
Grip"ing*ly (?), adv. In a griping or oppressive manner. Bacon.
Grip"man (?), n. The man who manipulates a grip.
Grippe (?), n. [F.] (Med.) The influenza or epidemic catarrh.
Dunglison.
Grip"per (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.