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grot
(grŏt)n.
A grotto.
[French grotte, from Italian grotta; see grotto.]
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grot
(ɡrɒt)n
slang rubbish; dirt
[C20: from grotty]
grot
(ɡrɒt)n
(Architecture) a poetic word for grotto
[C16: from French grotte, from Old Italian grotta; see grotto]
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grot
(grɒt)n. Chiefly Literary.
a grotto.
[1500–10; < French grotte < Italian grotta; see grotto]
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