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dev·il's-grip | \ ˈdev-əlz-ˈgrip 
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\ plural devil's-grips
Medical Definition of devil's-grip
1 : a malformation of sheep that consists of an indentation near the withers and down behind the shoulder as if a string had been put round that part of the sheep and tightened
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