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GRIP
Grip, grope, grab, grasp, gripe came the same roots. The Anglo Saxon gripe meant to clutch, to lay hold of, to seize, to grasp strongly. A grip means to clasp another’s hand firmly; it differs from a mere hand. clasp, which may be a meaningless formality. in that it is done earnestly, and for a purpose—for what purpose in our fraternal system every Mason knows. A grip should be giver. as if one meant it; half of its meaning lies in the way it is done.
- Source: 100 Words in Masonry
GRIP
In early Masonic works this is called the gripe. German Freemasons call it der Griff, and the French ones, I'Attouchement.
- Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
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