grike

gryke

/ (ɡraɪk) /


noun
  1. a solution fissure, a vertical crack about 0.5 m wide formed by the dissolving of limestone by water, that divides an exposed limestone surface into sections or clints

Origin of grike

1
C20 in geological sense: from northern dialect

Words Nearby grike

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How to use grike in a sentence

  • He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds and sat on a stool of rock, resting his ashplant in a grike.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • It was the same grimy giant who had accosted her on the lonely road near Deadman's grike.