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单词 thin gruel
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Definition of thin gruel in English:

thin gruel

noun
  • A watery gruel, typically having poor nutritional content; (figurative) something insubstantial, unsatisfying, or inadequate.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Garth (d. 1719), physician and poet.

 
 

Definition of thin gruel in US English:

thin gruel

noun
  • A watery gruel, typically having poor nutritional content; (figurative) something insubstantial, unsatisfying, or inadequate.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Garth (d. 1719), physician and poet.

 
 
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