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oats

/oʊts/ noun B1
  1. A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa). · Oats are in the north corner of the farm.· Usually oats is last in a rotation and does not get the fertilizer that other feed grains get.
  2. Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food. · Oats is a heart-healthy breakfast food.· Oats are good for you.
  3. Sexual intercourse, sexual satisfaction; semen. (slang)
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The Lion ate some of the porridge, but did not care for it, saying it was made from oats and oats were food for horses, not for lions.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 60 · B2
A GROOM used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and sold them for his own profit.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 16 · B2
The Ass was left in a stable and had plenty of oats and hay to eat, just as any other Ass would.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 18 · B2
He let the Horse make free with his oats, gave the Ox an abundance of hay, and fed the Dog with meat from his own table.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 70 · B2

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