OAT


Meaning of OAT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ō t

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: Middle English ote, from Old English ā te

Date: before 12th century

1 a : any of several grasses (genus Avena ) especially : a widely cultivated cereal grass ( A. sativa ) b : a crop or plot of the oat also : the seed of an oat ― usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction

2 archaic : a reed instrument made of an oat straw

– feel one's oats : to act in a newly self-confident and often self-important manner

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