n. [ Cf. Sw. kräk little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket. ] 1. (Zool.) (a) A cricket or grasshopper. [ Prov. Eng. ] (b) Any small eel. (c) The broad-nosed eel. See Glut. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Heath. [ Prov. Eng. ] Audrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
As merry as a grig [ etymology uncertain ], a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of “As merry as a Greek; ” by others, to be an allusion to the cricket. [ 1913 Webster ]