groat

[ groht ]

/ groʊt /

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noun

a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.

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Origin of groat

1325–75; Middle English groot<Middle Dutch groot large, name of a large coin; see great

Words nearby groat

grizzly, grizzly bear, gro., groan, groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman

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How to use groat in a sentence

The company suggests using oat groats much as you would any other whole, chewy grain, such as rice — in grain bowls, stews and salads, for example.
Get to know your oats, and all the types and ways to eat them|Becky Krystal|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
These are oat groats that have been cut into several pieces for slightly quicker cooking, 20 to 30 minutes on the stovetop.
Get to know your oats, and all the types and ways to eat them|Becky Krystal|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
But one that stood by whispered in my ear that the Bishopp himself do not spend one groat to the poor himself.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
He was a younger son of a good family; had good blood in his veins, though not a groat in his pockets.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth

For the woman that had lost her groat, and sought it with a light; unless she had remembered it, she had never found it.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine
Descendants of the Groot family, now Groat, still live in the neighbourhood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
One of them carried a young bittern which they had caught upon the moor, and they offered it to Alleyne for a silver groat.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for groat

groat

/ (ɡrəʊt) /

noun

an English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century

Word Origin for groat

C14: from Middle Dutch groot, from Middle Low German gros, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus thick (coin); see groschen

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