griskin

[ griz-kin ]

/ ˈgrɪz kɪn /

a chop or steak, especially a pork chop.

Archaic. a pork loin, especially the lean part.

Origin of griskin

First recorded in 1690–1700; grice + -kin

griseofulvin, griseous, grisette, grisham, grishun, griskin, grisly, grison, grisons, grissini, grist

It's eternal loss to the soul of a Mussulman that puts a knife and fork into a griskin.

VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea |David Christie Murray
Griskin or greeskeen; a small bit of meat cut off to be roasted—usually on the coals.

English As We Speak It in Ireland |P. W. Joyce
You are the very broadcloth of perfection; have pity on me, adorable Mrs. Griskin!'

Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume |Joseph Grego
The fore quarter has the spring or fore leg, the fore loin or neck, the sparerib, and the griskin.

The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, |Mary Eaton

griskin

/ (ˈɡrɪskɪn) /

British the lean part of a loin of pork

C17: probably from dialect gris pig, from Old Norse griss