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What (who) is nutmeg grater - definition

DEVICE USED TO GRATE A NUTMEG SEED

Nutmeg rasp

Nutmeg

SPICE FROM MYRISTICA FRAGRANS

Nutmeg psychosis; Mace (spice); Mace (botany and cooking); Jaiphar; Jaiphal; Nutmeg butter; Nutmeg seed; Jai phal; Nutmeg toxicity; Nutmeg poisoning

·noun The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.

nutmeg

SPICE FROM MYRISTICA FRAGRANS

Nutmeg psychosis; Mace (spice); Mace (botany and cooking); Jaiphar; Jaiphal; Nutmeg butter; Nutmeg seed; Jai phal; Nutmeg toxicity; Nutmeg poisoning

¦ noun

1. the hard, aromatic, almost spherical seed of a tropical tree, used as a spice.

2. the evergreen tree that bears nutmegs, native to the Moluccas. [Myristica fragrans.]

¦ verb (nutmegs, nutmegging, nutmegged) Soccer, informal play the ball through the legs of (an opponent).

Origin

ME notemuge, partial translation of OFr. nois muguede, based on L. nux 'nut' + late L. muscus 'musk'.

Grater

TOOL TO GRATE SOMETHING

Cheese grater; Sponge ruiner; Grating (food); Cheese graters; Carrot grater; François Boullier; Grated; Cheesegrater; Box grater

·adj 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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Nutmeg grater

A nutmeg grater, also called a nutmeg rasp, is a device used to grate a nutmeg seed. Nutmeg graters are normally metal, cylindrical or half-cylindrical, the surface perforated with small rasped holes. The nutmeg is passed over the surface to grate. The grater may be combined with a compartment for storing the nutmeg seed between uses.

In the late 17th century, nutmeg and nutmeg graters became associated with drinking punch, at that time a fashionable alcoholic beverage. Through the 18th century, it was the fashion for men to carry nutmeg in a pocket-sized silver container equipped with a grater in order to add freshly grated nutmeg to punch.

Nutmeg graters are a bartenders' tool, used for adding freshly grated nutmeg to hot toddies, eggnogs, and other drinks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg grater