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grice mites

plural nounfood

tiny potatoes used as pig feed

Tiny, undersized potatoes used solely as pig feed.

Example in use

Gie da grice mites tae da hoggies.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/GRAIS-MYTS/

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Origin & context

scotsolderhumorous

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