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Definition of "water-gruel" [water-gruel]

  • Gruel made of water and meal, flour, etc., and eaten with out milk; thin or weak gruel. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "water-gruel" in a sentence
  • "Breakfast on water-gruel, sooner done; fills one up in a second."
  • "Should I doom you to water-gruel as a dunce, would not my subsequent remorse make me want it myself as a madman?"
  • "Water-cresses, perhaps; or perhaps water-gruel, and water-milk; too many land-babies do so likewise."
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