potato masher

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English

The kitchen utensil.
Several grenades. Potato mashers are in the centre of the image, the short cylinders with long cylindrical handles.

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Noun

potato masher (plural potato mashers)

  1. A utensil used to mash potatoes.
    Synonym: masher
  2. (military slang) A type of stick hand grenade resembling such a utensil.

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