† grifhound Obs.
Also gref-.
[app. a var. of grewhound; cf. the current pronunciation of lieutenant (lɪfˈtɛnənt).]
A greyhound.
| 13.. K. Alis. 5284 In a cheyne of golde tweie grifhoundes. 1422 tr. Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. (E.E.T.S.) 174 Scipion hym chased as a grefhound dothe the Fox. |