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griffaun Anglo-Irish.|grɪˈfɔːn|
Also 8 graffane, 9 griffawn.
[a. Irish grafán ‘a grubbing-ax’ (O'Reilly), f. grafaim scrape, grub.]
(See quot. 1780.) Hence griffaun v.
1780A. Young Tour Irel. II. 10 They..pare with an instrument they call a graffane, and the husbandry they call graffaning and burning. It is a very strong hoe with which they cut up the turf, rolling it up with their foot as they do it, and leaving it to dry in order to burn. 1885Evening News 25 July 2/6 William struck Tom Sheehan on the head with the griffaun. 1892J. Barlow Irish Idylls iii. 62 Larry was dealing a few superfluous pats with the flat of his broad griffawn. |