"hulled grain coarsely ground or crushed; oatmeal," early 14c., from grot "piece, fragment," from Old English grot "particle," from same root as grit (n.). The word also meant "excrement in pellets" (mid-15c.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The church excommunicated him, and he gave them groats for pease , he excommunicated them.