oatie

noun

Etymology

From oat + -ie.

  1. derived from *h₁eyd- — “to swell
  2. inherited from *aitǭ — “swelling; gland; nodule
  3. inherited from *aitā
  4. inherited from āte
  5. inherited from ote
  6. suffixed as oatie — “oat + ie

Definitions

  1. An oat cookie.

    • ‘Two coffees,’ he told the girl politely, adding, ‘And some of these cake things I saw in the kitchen.’ / ‘Treacle oaties, Sir,’ the young girl said, bobbing.
    • An oatie makes a great snack for any time of the day.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA