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Meaning of GRUEL

Pronunciation:  'grooul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a thin porridge of usually oatmeal or cornmeal
 
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 See Also: loblolly, porridge, skilly

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gru"el\, n. [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf.
OHG. gruzzi groats, G. gr["u]tze, As. grut. See {Grout}.]
A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal,
or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.
 
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