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griot
  • n  a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
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greyback
  • n  `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
  • n  a dowitcher with a grey back
  • n  a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
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greybeard
  • n  a man who is very old
  • n  a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
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greyhound
  • n  a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
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greyish brown
  • n  a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
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greylag
  • n  common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
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greylag goose
  • n  common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
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greyness
  • n  a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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gri-gri
  • n  tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
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grias cauliflora
  • n  West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
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