groats

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{i} crushed oats or similar grain that had its husks removed
plural of groat
Hulled, usually crushed grain, especially oats
the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits
gurts
groat
hulled grain
groat
Any of various old coins of England and Scotland
groat
An historic English silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maunday coins
groat
{n} a small sum
John O' Groats
a place in northeast Scotland, which people think of as the most northern part of the UK, although in fact it is not. It is used especially in the phrase "from Land's End to John O'Groats", which means right across the UK
John o' Groats
{i} village in north Scotland (the most northerly location in Scotland)
groat
An old English silver coin, equal to four pence
groat
{i} silver coin worth four pennies (formerly used in England)
groat
Any small sum of money
groat
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
groat
An English silver coin worth four pence, used from the 14th to the 17th century. a former British coin that had a low value
groat
An historic English silver coin worth four English pennies, long out of use
groats

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    [ 'grOt ] (noun.) 12th century. Middle English grotes, plural, from Old English grotan, plural of grot; akin to Old English grEot grit.
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