GRIZZLY

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Somewhat gray; grizzled. Old squirrels that turn grizzly. Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zoöl.), a large and ferocious bear (Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.

2.
n.

A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.

3.
n.

In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.] Raymond.


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