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oat 1. an erect annual grass, Avena sativa, grown in temperate regions for its edible seed 2. the seeds or fruits of this grass 3. any of various other grasses of the genus Avena, such as the wild oat 4. Poetic Music a flute made from an oat straw oat [ōt] (botany) Any plant of the genusAvenain the family Graminae, cultivated as an agricultural crop for its seed, a cereal grain, and for straw. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I am within bounds when I tell you that he was stuffed with oats until one of those old ladies who leave their dishes unwashed at home and go about having expressmen arrested, would have smiled--yes, smiled--to have seen him. For wheat, barley, and oats, they ask too much labor; but with pease and beans you may begin, both because they ask less labor, and because they serve for meat, as well as for bread. "If it snowed in August it would spoil the corn and the oats and the wheat; and then Uncle Henry wouldn't have any crops; and that would make him poor; and--" |
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