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Definition of thin gruel in English: thin gruelnoun 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 gruelnoun 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. |