A farthing. A merry grig; a fellow as merry as a grig: an allusion to the apparent liveliness of a grig, or young eel.
·noun Any small eel. II. Grig ·noun A cricket or grasshopper. III. Grig ·noun <<Heath>>. IV. Grig...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
health. Shropsh. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Small eels. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book