grits
/ɡɹɪts/ · noun
Meaning
- (usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
- (usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.
- Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
- To cover with grit.
- To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
- (usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
- (usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.
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