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Grimbarian, n.|grɪmˈbɛərɪən|
[f. the name of Grimsby, a town and fishing port in S. Humberside (formerly in Lincs.), with app. modern omission of medial s: see -arian.]
A native or inhabitant of Grimsby.
1886Grimsby News 5 Mar. 8/2 So long as I contribute to these columns I shall consider it my first duty to call attention to..cases of unfair treatment, whether the sufferers be ‘Grimbarians’ or not. 1936Grimsby Official Handbk. (Grimsby County Borough Council) 25 With such a happy bracing climate there is no wonder that Grimsby is a healthy place to live in, and that so many Grimbarians reach a ripe old age. 1965Lincolnshire Life County Ann. 110/1 We, who are Grimbarians, either by birth or adoption, are not unduly worried by this or the effect it has on strangers. 1988King & Hewins Railways around Grimsby 73 (caption) The Dock Tower has been like a homing beacon to returning Grimbarians for more than a century. |