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Oat

Definition of oat:

A wellknown grassy plant, the seeds of which are much used as food: its seeds.

Eat, eaten.

The accident was attributed to the excessive heat of the preceding summer; but, as the water they were in the habit of drinking was extremely bad, and they had been kept on oat wheat, and rye straw, it appears to me more probable, that the great quantity of straw they were obliged to eat, in order to obtain sufficient nourishment, and the injury sustained by the third stomach in expressing the fluid parts of the masticated or ruminated mass, together with the large quantity of water they drank, while kept on this dry food, were the real causes of the miscarriage. "The American Reformed Cattle Doctor", George Dadd.
When cold, slice and toast it, and eat it as oat cake, buttered. "The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,", Mary Eaton.
A third from the oat plant and a fourth or control group from a mixture of oat wheat and corn. "The Vitamine Manual", Walter H. Eddy.
The Boy's chief amusement was the feeding of " flour- scones" and oat cakes to an old goat, who lived in the neighborhood, and in daily walks with his grandfather, who seemed to find some little comfort and entertainment in the lad's childish prattle. "A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs", Laurence Hutton.

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