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Definition of groat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

groat

noun

/ɡrəʊt/

/ɡrəʊt/

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a silver coin used in Europe in the past
Word Originfrom Middle Dutch groot or Middle Low German grōte ‘great, thick’, hence ‘thick penny’.

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