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Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. {Grampuses}. [Probably corrupted
from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran
peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See {Grand}, and {Fish}.
the animal.]
1. (Zool.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus
{Grampus}, esp. {G. griseus} of Europe and America, which
is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty
feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called
also {cowfish}. The California grampus is {G. Stearnsii}.
[1913 Webster]

2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.] Granade


orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]
1. (Zool.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the {grampus}
({Grampus griseus}) of the dolphin family. [Written also
{ork} and {orch}.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

An island salt and bare,
The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang.
--Milton (Par.
Lost xi. 835).

2. (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an
ogre.
[PJC]

Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst
description. --J. J.
Tolkien (The
Hobbit)

3. The {orca}.
[PJC]

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