·noun ·pl Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits.
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
An allowance for each man per mensem, assigned formerly to the chaplain for pay. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A northern name for the Cypræa pediculus, a small shell found on our sea-coasts. ...