(India, obsolete) The state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India.
(India, obsolete) The state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India.
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(India, dated) The status or behaviour of a griffin, a person newly arrived from Europe.
(India, dated) Resembling or characteristic of a griff or griffin, a white person newly arrived in India from Europe.
A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
A griffon vulture, a large vulture () found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
(obsolete, Ireland) A kind of spade, shovel or hoe.