Groats (?), n. pl. [OE. grot, AS. grtan; 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.
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.
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.