Water-gruel
11gruel — /grooh euhl/, n. a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, esp. oatmeal, in water or milk. [1275 1325; ME < MF, OF, equiv. to gru ( < Gmc; see GROUT) + el dim. suffix] * * * …
12gruel — A semiliquid food of oatmeal or other cereal boiled in water; thin porridge. [thru O. Fr., fr. Mediev. L. grutum, meal] …
13gruel — gru|el [ˈgru:əl] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Frenc] a food made of ↑oats cooked in water or milk, which poor people ate in the past …
14gruel — gru|el [ gru(ə)l, grul ] noun uncount a food made by boiling crushed grain in water or milk, often eaten by poor people in the past …
15gruel — noun a thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. Origin ME: from OFr., of Gmc origin …
16gruel — UK [ˈɡruːəl] / US [ˈɡru(ə)l] / US [ɡrul] noun [uncountable] a food made by boiling crushed grain in water or milk, often eaten by poor people in the past …
17gruel — gru•el [[t]ˈgru əl[/t]] n. coo a thin cooked cereal made by boiling meal, esp. oatmeal, in water or milk • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < MF, OF, =gru (< Gmc; see grout) + el dim. suffix …
18gruel — /ˈgruəl / (say groohuhl) noun 1. a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk. 2. any similar substance. –verb (t) (gruelled or, US, grueled, gruelling or, US, grueling) 3. to punish or us …
19gruel — n. a liquid food of oatmeal etc. boiled in milk or water chiefly for invalids. Etymology: ME f. OF, ult. f. Gmc, rel. to GROUT(1) …
20Congee water — Congee Con*gee , n. 1. [Tamil ka[ncir]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India] [1913 Webster] 2. A jail; a lockup. [India] [1913 Webster] {Congee discharges}, rice water discharges. Dunglison. {Congee water}, water in which rice has been… …
