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gruel
(gro̵̅o̅′əl)
noun
- thin, easily digested porridge made by cooking meal in water or milk
- Brit., Informal punishment
Origin: ME < OFr, coarse meal < ML *grutellum, dim. of grutum, meal, mash < Gmc *grut, hulled dried grain, akin to groats
See gruel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A thin watery porridge.
- Chiefly British Severe punishment.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , of Germanic origin
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