grits

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/ grɪts /

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

Also called hominy grits. coarsely ground hominy, boiled and sometimes then fried, eaten as a breakfast dish or as a side dish with meats.

grain hulled and coarsely ground.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of grits

before 900; Middle English gryttes (plural), Old English gryt(t); cognate with German Grütze

Words nearby grits

Griswold, Griswold versus Connecticut, grit, grith, grit one's teeth, grits, gritter, gritting, Gritti-Stokes amputation, gritty, grivation

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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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Maybe things turned around when Mitt declared he likes grits!
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De flour wuz made into white bread an' de corn wuz groun' into meal an' grits.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
The Reformers, as the Clear Grits preferred to call themselves officially, should perhaps have been content with so much progress.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton

Pegleg 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. Cobb
Wherever 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.
Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grits

grits

/ (ɡrɪts) /

pl n

hulled and coarsely ground grain

US See hominy grits

Word Origin for grits

Old English grytt; related to Old High German gruzzi; see great, grit

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