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Definitions of gruel in various dictionaries:
noun - a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
A thin, watery porridge.
Severe punishment.
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| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| Oatmeal,for Oliver (5) |
| Thin oatmeal cereal in water; please, sir, may I have some more? |
| Dateline London:Orphan asks for additional serving of this 5-letter foodstuff |
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| a thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. |
| a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) |
| a cheap simple food made, especially in the past, by boiling oats with water or milk |
| A thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. |
| A thin watery porridge. |
| Chiefly British Severe punishment. |
| Gruel description |
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Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cerealoat, wheat or rye flour, or riceboiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk than eaten and may not need to be cooked. Historically, gruel has been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants. Gruel is often made from millet, hemp, barley or, in hard times, from chestnut flour or even the less bitter acorns of some oaks. * Though its actual medical use is not proven, the importance of gruel as a form of sustenance has historically been considered for the sick and recently weaned children. Hot malted milk is a form of gruel, although the manufacturers of such products as Ovaltine and Horlicks avoid calling it gruel, owing to the negative associations attached to the word in popular culture, as in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist. From a literary, bourgeois, or modern point of view, gruel has often been associated with poverty. Gruel is also a colloquial expression for any watery or |
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