See Also: Grype(medicine)

windfall (oh) and Grype (medicine)


windfall (oh)



an amount of money that you get unexpectedly
::his ¡ê2 million windfall in the Lottery
windfall gain/profit etc
(=high profits that you did not expect to make)
a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree

Grype (medicine)


grype
<zoology> A vulture; the griffin.

Alternative forms: gripe.

Origin: Gr. Gryf, grypos, griffin. See Griffin.

Source: Websters Dictionary