grits
Also called hominy grits . (especially in Southern cooking) coarsely ground hominy, or white corn, boiled to a thick consistency and then sometimes fried, eaten as a breakfast dish or as a side dish with meat.: Compare polenta.
grain hulled and coarsely ground.
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How to use grits in a sentence
The cafeteria style stop is basically a comfort food joint—think baby back ribs, shrimp and grits, and gumbo—done well.
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Can Newt Gingrich Hang On After Alabama and Mississippi Primaries? | Howard Kurtz | March 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Reformers, as the Clear grits preferred to call themselves officially, should perhaps have been content with so much progress.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonPegleg rolled off her, as inert as a sack of grits, and lay face upward in the path, with his arms wide outspread on the mud.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbWherever streams have worn deep channels, they either disclose this rock or its adjuncts, the grits, or silicious sinter.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Whole oatmeal or grits, and a piece of apple or pear occasionally, are healthy food.
For lightness on long trips, dried fruits and meal or grits are a wise selection.
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British Dictionary definitions for grits
/ (ɡrɪts) /
hulled and coarsely ground grain
US See hominy grits
Origin of grits
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