Grate

Definitions

1. A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
3. A grapper, a metal ring on a lance behind the grip.
   historical

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Examples

“The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.”

“a secret grate of iron⟳ bars”

“Lances (only shown at Stoke D'Abernon) were commonly made of ash, about 13 feet long. A ring⟳ of metal (grate or grapper) was fastened to the shaft and during a fight⟳[…]”

“[…] and a heavy metal ring⟳, called the grate or graper, fastened to the shaft below the grip. The grate rested against the knight's breastplate and relieved the hand and arm of the full shock⟳ of contact⟳. The metallic head (or socket) of the war lance was usually leaf shaped, while that of the tilting lance, at least from[…]”

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