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NUMBER 38 39<br />

to whether granchio refers to fresh-water crayfishes,<br />

freshwater crabs, marine crabs, or all three. Millhouse,<br />

1870, vol. 2:279, defines has "crab, cray-fish";<br />

Wessley, 1891, defines crawfish as granchio and<br />

gambero; Rolland, 1881:231, lists granchio and<br />

gambero under "Astacus fluviatilis" (= Astacus astacus),<br />

as does Belloc, 1899:242; and Hoare, 1923,<br />

vol. 1:174, says granchio = crab, crayfish, claw <strong>of</strong> a<br />

hammer, locksmith's clamp, cramp in a muscle." To<br />

compound the confusion, Millhouse, 1870, vol.2,<br />

p.279, lists pigliare un granchio a secco = to pinch<br />

one's finger; esser morso dal granchio = to be a<br />

pinch-penny; and i granchi voglion morder le balene<br />

as a provencial expression = the weakest attack the<br />

strongest. However, in vol. 11:93, Hoare defines<br />

crayfish as gambero fiuviale, and contemporary usage<br />

favors granchio = crab and gambero = crayfish<br />

(Cesare Marino, personal communication).<br />

graouisse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979:118. Andre, 1960:133,<br />

specifies Lorraine; Belloc, 1899:142, and Rolland,<br />

1881:230, citing Oberlin, 1775, specify Luneville.<br />

grasscrab<br />

1980:20.<br />

CAMBARIDAE [U.S.] Olszewski,<br />

grasshopper CAMBARIDAE [U.S.: Louisiana, New<br />

Orleans. Probably very rare usage] Watson,<br />

1843:233. See also cheval du diable, grilh-dour, Haschreckenkrebs,<br />

and masan cay.<br />

gravase ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[Belgium: Namur, Wallonia] Rolland, 1881:230, citing<br />

Grandgagnage, 1846 & 1857.<br />

gravasse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[Belgium] Belloc, 1899:142.<br />

gravesse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979:118. Andre, 1960:133,<br />

specifies Lorraine. [Belgium: Wallonia] Belloc,<br />

1899:142.<br />

gravesse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France: "pays messin" (vicinity <strong>of</strong> Metz) patois <strong>of</strong><br />

Lorraine] Rolland, 1881:230, citing Jaclot, 1853-54.<br />

graviche ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979:118. [Belgium] Andre,<br />

1960:133, specifies Hainaut; [Belgium: Rouchi, the<br />

dialect <strong>of</strong> Valenciennes and its vicinity] Belloc,<br />

1899:142, and Rolland, 1881:230, citing Hecart, 1834.<br />

gravisse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979:118. Andre, 1960:133,<br />

specifies Lorraine; Rolland, 1881:230, specifies "pays<br />

messin," vicinity <strong>of</strong> Metz.<br />

gravisse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France: "pays messin," vicinity <strong>of</strong> Metz, Lorraine]<br />

Rolland, 1881:230.<br />

gravousse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979:118. Andre, 1960:133,<br />

specifies Lorraine; Rolland, 1881:230, cites Oberlin,<br />

1775, who discussed the patois <strong>of</strong> Lorraine in the<br />

vicinity <strong>of</strong> Ban de la Roche. See also cravousse.<br />

grawet ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France: Vosges] Rolland, 1881:230.<br />

grawetz ASTACIDAE [France: Vosges] Andre,<br />

1960:133. See grawet.<br />

grebeusse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979:118. Andre, 1960:133,<br />

specifies Vosges; Rolland, 1881:230 specifies La Bresse<br />

(Vosges).<br />

grebeusse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France: Vosges] Belloc, 1899:142.<br />

grebosse ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus (Astacus<br />

nobilis, A. fluviatilis, and Potamobius fluviatilis).<br />

[France] Gozmany, 1979, p. 118. Andre, 1960,p. 133,<br />

specifies Franche-Comte; Belloc, 1899:142 specifies<br />

Doubs, as does Rolland, 1881:230, who specifies the<br />

patois <strong>of</strong> Les Fourgs (Doubs), citing Tissot, 1865.

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