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GRATER
grater
(noun) utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grater (plural graters)
a tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump
Anagrams
• Trager, garret, garter
Source: Wiktionary
Grat"er, a. Etym: [From Qrate, v.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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