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... "I, M. Grunter Corocotta Porker, do hereby make my last will and testament. Incapable of writing in my own hand, I have dictated what is ...

— Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome • Apicius

... cried Wegg, yielding to his honest indignation. 'Boffin. Dusty Boffin. That foxey old grunter and grinder, sir, turns into the yard this morning, to meddle with our property, a menial tool of his own, a young man by the name of Sloppy. Ecod, when I say to him, "What do you want here, young man? This ...

— Our Mutual Friend • Charles Dickens

... crows in comparison with a good flock of geese—and a love-sick sigh less touching than the healthy grunt of a good pig; indeed, the last-named gentleman is a most useful agent in this traffic, for when matters are nearly poised, the balance is often adjusted by a grunter or two thrown into either scale. While matters are thus in a state of debate, quarrels sometimes occur between the lovers the gentleman's caution sometimes takes alarm, and more frequently the lady's pride is aroused at the too obvious ...

— Handy Andy, Vol. 2 - A Tale of Irish Life • Samuel Lover

Words linked to "Grunter" : porc, trotter, Sus scrofa, lard, someone, somebody, genus Sus, pig, person, grunt, hog, porker, soul, individual, swine, squealer, mortal