groat
/grəʊt/noun
1- historical any of various medieval European coins, in particular an English silver coin worth four old pence, issued between 1351 and 1662〈史〉格罗特（欧洲中世纪的硬币, 尤指1351-1662年间英国发行的四便士银币）。
1.1
- in sing. with negative archaic a small sum〈古〉一点点, 少量：
I do not care a groat.
我一点也不在乎。
词源
from Middle Dutch groot or Middle Low German grōte 'great， thick'， hence 'thick penny'; compare with GROSCHEN.