"grimgribber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grimgribbers [plural]
Etymology: From fictional estate Grimgribber in Richard Steele's 1722 play The Conscious Lovers. Used pejoratively as “learned rubbish”. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} grimgribber (usually uncountable, plural grimgribbers)
  1. A trade jargon, particularly in law. Wikipedia link: Richard Steele, The Conscious Lovers Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Jargon, Law

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