groat

[ groht ]

/ groʊt /

noun

a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.

Origin of groat

1325–75; Middle English groot<Middle Dutch groot large, name of a large coin; see great

Words nearby groat

grizzly, grizzly bear, gro., groan, groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman

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Example sentences from the Web for groat

A pleasant fancy, forsooth, for a fellow who has not a groat in his pocket to look for a yoke-mate above the clouds.
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The groat twirled in the air and came down clink upon the thwart.
Master Skylark|John Bennett
I have horses, money, and owe nobody a groat; at any rate, nothing but p. 265what I could pay to-morrow.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow
I should e'en go hang myself now if I were worth a halter; but who will spend a groat on't, when he may be hanged at free cost?
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)|Robert Dodsley

The tap-room of a famed public-house, near the head of Groat market.
The Newcastle Song Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for groat

groat

/ (ɡrəʊt) /

noun

an English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century

Word Origin for groat

C14: from Middle Dutch groot, from Middle Low German gros, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus thick (coin); see groschen

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单词	groat
释义	groat [ groht ] / groʊt / noun a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662. Origin of groat 1325–75; Middle English groot<Middle Dutch groot large, name of a large coin; see great Words nearby groat grizzly, grizzly bear, gro., groan, groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for groat A pleasant fancy, forsooth, for a fellow who has not a groat in his pocket to look for a yoke-mate above the clouds. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote\|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra The groat twirled in the air and came down clink upon the thwart. Master Skylark\|John Bennett I have horses, money, and owe nobody a groat; at any rate, nothing but p. 265what I could pay to-morrow. The Romany Rye\|George Borrow I should e'en go hang myself now if I were worth a halter; but who will spend a groat on't, when he may be hanged at free cost? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)\|Robert Dodsley The tap-room of a famed public-house, near the head of Groat market. The Newcastle Song Book\|Various British Dictionary definitions for groat groat / (ɡrəʊt) / noun an English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century Word Origin for groat C14: from Middle Dutch groot, from Middle Low German gros, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus thick (coin); see groschen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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