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the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals

the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals

Oats stripped of the husks.

German Grutze; Grutum, Avena excorticata; (F.) Gruau, Oatmeal, ( Yorkshire.) Oats, hulled, but unground, (Lancashire.) Hulled oats, half ground. Oats that have the hulls taken off; Grits, (Prov.) Cutlins. When crushed, they are termed Embden groats. In America, fine hominy is called Grits, and wheat prepared in the same way is likewise so designated. It is also called wheaten hominy.

n. pl. [Anglo-Saxon] Oats or wheat deprived of the hulls or outer coating.