Grout

[A-S. grūt, Icel. grautr; M. H. Ger. grūz, N. H. Ger. grausz. See GROAT and GRIT.]

1. Coarse meal; pollard. King.
2. Liquor with malt infused for ale or beer before it is fully boiled; a kind of thick ale. Halliwell.
3. Lees; grounds; dregs; sediment. “Grouts of tea.” Dickens.
4. A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brick-work; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.
5. A kind of wild apple. Johnson.