oats /əʊts $ oʊts/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: ate (singular) ]
the grain from which flour or oatmeal is made and that is used in cooking, or in food for animals ⇨ sow your wild oats at ↑ sow 1 (3)
oats /əʊts $ oʊts/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: ate (singular) ]
the grain from which flour or oatmeal is made and that is used in cooking, or in food for animals ⇨ sow your wild oats at ↑ sow 1 (3)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012