I. ˈgrōt, usu -ōd.+V noun
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Etymology: Middle English grotes, plural, from Old English grotan; akin to Old English grot particle, grēot sand, grit — more at grit
1. usually groats plural but singular or plural in construction : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits
2.
a. : the part of a grain of oats or barley or buckwheat exclusive of the hull
b. : the hulled kernel of one of these grains
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English grote, groot, from Middle Dutch groot, grot, modification (by false analogy of such pairs as Middle Dutch groot large: Middle High German grōz large) of Middle High German gros, from Medieval Latin ( denarius ) grossus — more at groschen
1. : one of several onetime European coins of varying chiefly small value ; especially : a British coin worth fourpence
2. : the bit of British Guiana