From the NannyMUD documentation
2004-02-15
NAME
display_item - show one object/item, with wet statusSYNTAX
varargs void display_item(object ob, string item, object user)SYNTAX
varargs void display_item(object ob, string item)LOCATION
/obj/supportDESCRIPTION
varargs void display_item(object ob, string item, object user) This function will display the description of an object, with the wet status, or show an item added with add_item() on the object. The description is written to the object given as the argument 'user', or this_player() if it wasn't given.