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

gruel

noun
 
/ˈɡruːəl/
 
/ˈɡruːəl/
[uncountable]
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  1. a simple dish made by boiling oats in milk or water, eaten especially in the past by poor people
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, of Germanic origin.
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