grawl

English

Alternative forms
  • graul, grall
  • graulse (Scotland)

Etymology

Back-formation from grawls, a variant of graulse, mistaken as a plural. Ultimately, graulse is a variant of English grilse.

Noun

grawl (plural grawls)

  1. (Scotland, Ireland) A young salmon; grilse
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