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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grater \Grat"er\, adjective [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
grater
noun: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "grater": 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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