Groan
(Groan), n. A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes,
an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans.
Such groans of roaring wind and rain.
Shak.
The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
Shak. Groanful
(Groan"ful) a. Agonizing; sad. [Obs.] Spenser.
Groat
(Groat) n. [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.
Groats
(Groats) n. pl. [OE. grot, AS. gratan; akin to Icel. grautr porridge, and to E. gritt, grout. See
Grout.] Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments
of wheat larger than grits.
Embden groats, crushed oats.
Grocer
(Gro"cer) n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale,
fr. F. grossier, marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross.] A trader who deals in tea, sugar,
spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities.
Grocer's itch (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.
Grocery
(Gro"cer*y) n.; pl. Groceries [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer.]
1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; — in the United States almost always in
the plural form, in this sense.
A deal box . . . to carry groceries in.
Goldsmith.
The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery.
Macaulay. 2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U. S.]
Grog
(Grog) n. [So named from "Old Grog" a nickname given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing
a grogram cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of the sailors ] A
mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence, any intoxicating liquor.
Grog blossom, a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.]
