English
Etymology
Origin unknown.
Pronunciation
IPA|/graɪk/
Noun
en-noun
- context|chiefly|UK A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants
#:*1922: He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds and sat on a stool of rock, resting his ashplant in a grike. � James Joyce, Ulysses
#:*1973: The Crag is a sort of crag-shaped feature of limestone, rich in minerals and seamed with crevasses or �grikes� as they call them hereabouts. � Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 157)
Synonyms
scailp
See also
clint
limestone pavement
ru:grike
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