"gruit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹaɪt/ Forms: gruits [plural], grut [alternative], gruyt [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch gruit. Doublet of grit. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|gruit}} Dutch gruit, {{doublet|en|grit}} Doublet of grit Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gruit (countable and uncountable, plural gruits)
  1. (brewing) An herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the use of hops. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Brewing
    Sense id: en-gruit-en-noun-oXCcDTo8 Topics: beverages, brewing, business, food, lifestyle, manufacturing
  2. (colloquial) Any beer made with such a mixture. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonyms: gruitbeer
    Sense id: en-gruit-en-noun-uYLUbHIy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gruitbeer

Inflected forms

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