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groats
[ grohts ]
noun
, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- hulled kernels of oats, buckwheat, or barley.
groats
/ ɡrəʊts /
plural noun
- the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals
- the parts of oat kernels used as food
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of groats1
Old English grot particle; related to grota fragment, as in meregrota pearl; see grit , grout
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Example Sentences
He loveth no groats, nor pence, or two-pence; Give us red royals, if ye will see his abominable presence.New Gyse.
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His chance was now weak indeed, quite like Grantham gruel, three groats to a gallon of water.
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In the absence of groats, oatmeal furnishes the means of making excellent gruel.
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Search in the larder revealed the groats, and the nurse began the cooking over the gas-stove.
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But will you tell me where to find the patent groats, for I've come to make gruel and I haven't time to talk.
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