Associations to the word «Gruel»

Wiktionary

GRUEL, noun. A thin, watery porridge.
GRUEL, verb. (transative) to exhaust; use up; disable

Dictionary definition

GRUEL, noun. A thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats