Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An English silver coin worth four pence, used from the 14th to the 17th century.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An English silver coin, of the value of fourpence, first issued for circulation in the reign of Edward III.
- noun One of various small continental coins.
- noun Proverbially, a very small sum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An old English silver coin, equal to four pence.
- noun Any small sum of money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun hulled
grain - noun archaic Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.
- noun An historic English silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of
Maundy coins .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a former English silver coin worth four pennies
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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-- All this king's coins are very rare, except the groat, which is less rare than the others, some groats having lately been discovered.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832
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[9] A groat is a small coin worth four British pennies.
Letter from Robert Carter to John Pemberton, September 15, 1727
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Dietitian says: A groat is the full oat kernel before it's smashed flat to make oatmeal.
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(as witness Colonel Towneley, Mr. Dawson, and many more unfortunate gentlemen on Kennington Common), to say nothing of the burning alive of women for petty treason, -- and to kill a husband or coin a groat were alike Treasonable, -- the Scourging of the same wretched creatures in
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(I am sure that both Sigurd and Hugh are now laughing and wondering just kind of groat clusters I have been smoking.)
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(I am sure that both Sigurd and Hugh are now laughing and wondering just kind of groat clusters I have been smoking.)
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In 1377, everyone over the age of 14 and not exempt had to pay a groat (2p) to the Crown.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Chances Courts Would Strike Down the Individual Mandate
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So did probation/social serve … didnt get a groat for that … on February 4, 2010 at 1: 03 pm Howard
The Truth Behind The £100 Phonecalls « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
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In 1377, everyone over the age of 14 and not exempt had to pay a groat 2p to the Crown.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Chances Courts Would Strike Down the Individual Mandate
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kenspeckle commented on the word groat
I hear that for a groat, you can get a groatsworth of anything.
December 10, 2006
bilby commented on the word groat
See also shovegroat.
June 17, 2020