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grits

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. grits (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. grit (noun)
  3. grit (verb)
  4. brewers' grits (noun plural)
  5. corn grits (noun plural)
  6. hominy grits (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  7. pea grit (noun)
  8. soft grit (noun)

grits

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈgrits\

Definition of GRITS

: coarsely ground hulled grain; especially : ground hominy with the germ removed

Origin of GRITS

perhaps partly from 1grit, partly from dialect grit coarse meal, from Old English grytt; akin to Old English grēot
First Known Use: 1579

Rhymes with GRITS

blitz, ditz, fritz, glitz, its, quits, spitz, spritz

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