Synonyms for oat

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oht

Phonetic Transcription : oʊt

Top 10 synonyms for oat

Other synonyms for the word oat

Définition of oat

Origin : Old English ate (plural atan) "grain of the oat plant, wild oats," of uncertain origin, possibly from Old Norse eitill "nodule," denoting a single grain, of unknown origin. The English word has cognates in Frisian and some Dutch dialects. Famously defined by Johnson as, "A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people."
The usual Germanic name is derived from Proto-Germanic *khabran (cf. Old Norse hafri, Dutch haver, source of haversack). Wild oats, "crop that one will regret sowing," is first attested 1560s, in reference to the folly of sowing these instead of good grain.
That wilfull and vnruly age, which lacketh rypenes and discretion, and (as wee saye) hath not sowed all theyr wyeld Oates. [Thomas Newton, "Lemnie's Touchstone of complexions," 1576]Fred Sanford: I still want to sow some wild oats!Lamont Sanford: At your age, you don't have no wild oats, you got shredded wheat.["Sanford and Son"]
Hence, to feel (one's) oats "be lively," 1831, originally American English.

As in provender : noun food
As in cereal : noun edible grain

Example sentences :

We'd better get the money for the oat bill while it's in sight.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Then take them oat, drain, and cool them, and put them into a small tub.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

The only way I ever feel like pettin' that oat barrel,' I says, 'is with a rope's end.'
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

In Bohemia the oat crop is, unfortunately, very bad this season.
Extract from : « A Ghetto Violet » by Leopold Kompert

They keep their cows in the house in winter, feeding them upon hay and oat straw.
Extract from : « A Tour in Ireland » by Arthur Young

Give the characteristics and composition of oat preparations.
Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder

How does removal of the oat hull affect the composition of the product?
Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder

The oat crop has increased the most rapidly of any since 1880.
Extract from : « The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know » by Thomas Forsyth Hunt

The heat, when the oat is in the milk stage, usually is too great.
Extract from : « Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee

Where wheat is unprofitable, the oat crop is used in its stead.
Extract from : « Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee

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