grawl

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

grawl (plural grawls)

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