Pronunciation : Gruf
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Cf. Grovel.]
Definition : Defn: Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.] They fellen gruf, and cryed piteously. Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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