oat
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oat

noun, often attributive \ˈōt\

Definition of OAT

1
a : any of several grasses (genus Avena); especially : a widely cultivated cereal grass (A. sativa)
b : a crop or plot of the oat; also : the seed of an oat —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
2
archaic : a reed instrument made of an oat straw
feel one's oats
: to act in a newly self-confident and often self-important manner

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Origin of OAT

Middle English ote, from Old English āte
First Known Use: before 12th century

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