groats

[ grohts ]

/ groʊts /

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.

hulled kernels of oats, buckwheat, or barley.

Origin of groats

before 1100; Middle English grotes (plural), Old English grot meal; akin to grits

Words nearby groats

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

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Example sentences from the Web for groats

His chance was now weak indeed, quite like Grantham gruel, three groats to a gallon of water.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
Search in the larder revealed the groats, and the nurse began the cooking over the gas-stove.
Married Life|May Edginton
If I had said a peck of groats he could not have appeared more indifferent.
A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus
The poems of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries mention soups made of peas, of bacon, of vegetables, and of groats.
Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period|Paul Lacroix

You will find water in that pail, and the groats in that cupboard.
Polish Fairy Tales|A. J. Glinski

British Dictionary definitions for groats

groats

/ (ɡrəʊts) /

pl n

the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals

the parts of oat kernels used as food

Word Origin for groats

Old English grot particle; related to grota fragment, as in meregrota pearl; see grit, grout

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单词	groats
释义	groats [ grohts ] / groʊts / noun (used with a singular or plural verb) hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments. hulled kernels of oats, buckwheat, or barley. Origin of groats before 1100; Middle English grotes (plural), Old English grot meal; akin to grits Words nearby groats grizzly bear, gro., groan, groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman, grockle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for groats His chance was now weak indeed, quite like Grantham gruel, three groats to a gallon of water. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various Search in the larder revealed the groats, and the nurse began the cooking over the gas-stove. Married Life\|May Edginton If I had said a peck of groats he could not have appeared more indifferent. A Transient Guest\|Edgar Saltus The poems of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries mention soups made of peas, of bacon, of vegetables, and of groats. Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period\|Paul Lacroix You will find water in that pail, and the groats in that cupboard. Polish Fairy Tales\|A. J. Glinski British Dictionary definitions for groats groats / (ɡrəʊts) / pl n the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals the parts of oat kernels used as food Word Origin for groats Old English grot particle; related to grota fragment, as in meregrota pearl; see grit, grout 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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