On the left, nearest the wall, the old "bolting-run," for the finest flour; then the "bruising-run," where the bran and flour remain together; then the "groats-run," where the barley is freed from its husks; and finally the "cylinder-run," one of the new kind only recently added.
"The Silent Mill"
Hermann Sudermann
You know how to make your 3 farthins shine, and turn your groats into guineas?
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft
We friars are bound to search men's conscience, We may not care for groats nor for pence, We friars have professed wilful poverty, No penny in our purse have may we; Knife nor staff may we none carry, Except we should from the gospel vary.
"A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume I."
R. Dodsley