What is to reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg called?
grate — To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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