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rasper|ˈrɑːspə(r), -æ-|
[f. rasp v.1 + -er1.]
1. One who or that which rasps; a rasping-machine for beetroot, etc.
1725Lond. Gaz. No. 6382/11 Richard Sill,..Harthorn-Rasper. 1865J. T. F. Turner Slate Quarries 17 The wages due to the sawyers, planers, and raspers. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1881/1 Rasper, a file for rasping the burnt surface from loaves of bread. 1882Spon's Encycl. Manuf. 1824 The potatoes are introduced by the hopper, and are forced..against the short saw-like teeth of the rasper.
2. Hunting. A high difficult fence.
1812Sporting Mag. XXXIX. 232 Having to surmount in every field, what in sporting phrase is denominated a Rasper. 1841J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 79 Many raspers and bullfinches were cleared by the little Shetlands. 1929H. A. Vachell Virgin iii. 53 In front was a big solid fence, a rasper.
3. slang. A person or thing of sharp, harsh, or unpleasant character; also, anything remarkable or extraordinary in its own way.
1839Dickens Nich. Nick. lvii, He's what you may a-call a rasper, is Nickleby. 1844Spirit of Times 19 Oct. 403/2 She promises to be a perfect ‘rasper’, and will have some ‘tall’ chronicling in the ‘Spirit’ before all of her yarn is spun. 1860Sir T. Martin Horace 16 His bat at cricket was a rasper. 1886Field 27 Feb. 256/3 Her course with Carsehill was such a rasper that there was little hope for her in the final. 1977Scollins & Titford Ey up, mi Duck! II. 52 Rasper, another expression of excellence; often describes a good goal in football. |