Definition of "groat" []

• An English silver coin worth four pence, used from the 14th to the 17th century. (noun)

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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."
• "[9] A groat is a small coin worth four British pennies."
• "Dietitian says: A groat is the full oat kernel before it's smashed flat to make oatmeal."