groats (n. pl.) Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or
crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionaryπ
groats grΕts, n.pl. the grain of oats deprived of
the husks. [M. E. grotes, prob. Ice. grautr, barley; cog.
with A.S. grΓΊt, coarse meal.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Bookβ΅
groats An allowance for each man per mensem, assigned formerly to the chaplain for pay.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongueπ
groats To save his groats; to come off handsomely: at the universities, nine groats are deposited in the hands of an academic officer, by every person standing for a degree; which if the depositor obtains with honour, the groats are returned to him.
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