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Grimsby

[ grimz-bee ]

noun

  1. a seaport in Humberside county, in E England at the mouth of the Humber estuary.
  2. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the SW shore of Lake Ontario.


Grimsby

/ ˈɡrɪmzbɪ /

noun

  1. a port in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire, formerly important for fishing. Pop: 87 574 (2001)


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Inspired by Suderbyn’s success, similar sites have been launched in the UK at Hockerton, near Nottingham, and in Grimsby.

All this came out in the hearing of an action brought by the town of Grimsby against Ravenserodd.

He returned at half-past twelve, accompanied by an elderly gentleman of legal aspect, Mr. Grimsby by name.

Mr. Grimsby, declining an invitation to lunch, hailed a cab and went off to the city to keep an appointment with a client.

Mr. Grimsby stated their business, and the Jew listened with an inscrutable face; his deep-sunken eyes blinked uneasily.

After the battle the boy was taken to a hospital at Grimsby.

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