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† grapeys Obs.
Also 4 graspeys, crospays, gra(y)pays, 5 grappays.
[a. OF. grapois, graspeis (also craspois):—med.L. crassum piscem (crassus fat, piscis fish). In the 16th c. the word became by etymologizing alteration grampus.]
The flesh of the grampus (prob. not distinguished from that of other cetaceans).
[c1112‘Laws of æthelred’ in Thorpe Laws I. 300 Homines de Rotomago qui veniebant cum vino vel craspice dabant rectitudinem sex sol. de magna navi, et vicesimum frustum de ipso craspice.] 1324–5Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) I. 15 In 2 petr. de Graypays rem. post comp. Ibid. I. 42 In grapays emp. 10d. 1390Earl Derby's Exped. (Camden) 19 Pro j barella parua de crospays ibidem empta. Ibid. 221 In vno cado de graspeys. c1420Liber Cocorum (1862) 45 To serve on fysshe day with grappays. c1430Two Cookery-bks i. 59 Crabbe au Creueys, Graspeys [etc.]. 1489Paston Lett. No. 906 III. 347 Bales, sturgion, porpeys, or grapeys. |