Groot

[Ger.) A small coin, current in N. Germany, equal to abt. 1 cent. Groove, n . [A.S. græf , graf ; D. graf; Ger. grab; Dan. grav ; Icel. gröf , a grave. The A.S. is from grafan , to grave. See GRAVE.] A channel, hollow, or furrow cut by a groove; a channel in the edge of a moulding, stile, or rail; a sunken rectangular channel. - Usually employed to connect two pieces of wood together, the piece not grooved having on its edge a tongue, or projection, whose section corresponds to and fits the groove (Mining.) In some parts of England, the term given to a shaft or excavation. IMG:content-0454.png:[blocks in formation]