Hypertext Webster Gateway: "groat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Groat \Groat\, n. [LG. gr[=o]te, orig., great, that is, a great
piece of coin, larger than other coins in former use. See
{Great}.]
1. An old English silver coin, equal to four pence.
2. Any small sum of money.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
groat
n : a former English silver coin worth four pennies [syn: {fourpence}]
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