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▪ I. gripeful, n. rare.|ˈgraɪpfʊl|
[f. gripe n.1 + -ful.]
As much as can be grasped in the hand.
1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Bait, A Gripe-full of Cummin, and a Handful of Aniseed.
▪ II. gripeful, a. rare.|ˈgraɪpfʊl|
[f. gripe v.1 + -ful.]
Apt to ‘gripe’; gripy.
1864in Webster. 1879Tinsley's Mag. XXIV. 185 The most gripeful of all gripy wines. |