the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Groats; hulled oats.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of removing the shell.
n. The act of bombarding a place.
n. A commercial name for groats.
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n. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Word Usage
"Obama and the far-left nuts just don't seem to get it that most Americans aren't interested in shelling out a trillion bucks a year on something 80% of the population doesn't think is that big a problem."