An allowance for each man per mensem, assigned formerly to the chaplain for pay.
·noun ·pl Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked frag...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To save his groats; to come off handsomely: at the universities, nine groats are deposited in the ha...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A northern name for the Cypræa pediculus, a small shell found on our sea-coasts. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book