GROAT

fourpence, groat

(noun) a former English silver coin worth four pennies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

groat (plural groats)

(chiefly, in the plural) Hulled grain.

Etymology 2

Noun

groat (plural groats)

(archaic or historical) Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

A historical English silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins.

A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.

Anagrams

• Argot, argot, gator, gotra

Proper noun

Groat (plural Groats)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Groat is the 14794th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2006 individuals. Groat is most common among White (94.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Argot, argot, gator, gotra

Source: Wiktionary


Groat, n. Etym: [LG. grote, orig., great, that is, a great piece of coin, larger than other coins in former use. See Great.]

1. An old English silver coin, equal to four pence.

2. Any small sum of money.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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