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OATS, 'n'. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.

Source: 'Dictionary' [Lord Elibank responded, ``Very true, and where will you find such horses, and such men?'']
-- Samuel Johnson, (Sep 18 1709-1784), English lexicographer, critic; He was remembered for writing the first critique of Shakespeare, 1765 and Dictionary of the English Language, 1755.

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