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rolled oats

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Definition of rolled oats

: hulled oats steamed and than flattened by being passed between rollers

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First Known Use of rolled oats

1870, in the meaning defined above

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“Rolled oats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolled%20oats. Accessed 20 Feb. 2020.

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