gripple

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Griping; tenacious; gripping.

2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; avaricious, covetous.

3. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Sprained.

noun

1. A ditch; a drain.

2. (obsolete, rare) A hook.

3. (obsolete, rare) A grasp; a grip.

verb

1. (transitive, rare) To grasp.