A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.
Whale meat in general, probably salted (Pichon et al., Montagne, OED). It was particularly popular during Lent, because it counted as fish, not as meat.
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas