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groat
/ɡɹoʊt/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
many
VERB + GROAT
called
GROAT + NOUN
twil
Definitions
noun
1
Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.
noun
1
Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.
The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, And ſcarſe a houſe to hide her head, Sometimes no penny to buy her bread, Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat, Or twil be puld out of her throat:
2
Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.
3
Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.
The needy groom, that never finger'd groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coin …
4
A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a former English silver coin worth four pennies
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, And ſcarſe a houſe to hide her head, Sometimes no penny to buy her bread, Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat, Or twil be puld out of her throat:
Wiktionary02
The needy groom, that never finger'd groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coin …
Wiktionary03
The seed of the oat plant is called a groat.
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