Meaning of GRATER
| Pronunciation: | | 'greytur
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| | Definition: | | [n] utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese) |
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| | See Also: | | kitchen utensil | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Grat"er\, a. [From Qrate, v.]
One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or
utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small
particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.
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| | Related Terms: | | cheese grater, comminutor, crusher, granulator, grinder, kominuter, levigator, masher, mill, millstone, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, pestle, pulverizer, quern, quernstone, rock crusher, roller, shredder, steamroller, triturator |
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