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 Griffen Horse (The)Griffon, Griffen, or Griffin. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Griffin.
 
A cadet newly arrived in India, half English and half Indian.   1
   Griffins, the residue of a contract feast, taken away by the contractor, half the buyer’s and half the seller’s.   2
 


 Griffen Horse (The)Griffon, Griffen, or Griffin. 

 
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