rasper


rasp

R0049700 (răsp)n.1. A coarse file with sharp, pointed projections.2. The act of filing with a rasp.3. A harsh grating sound.v. rasped, rasp·ing, rasps v.tr.1. To file or scrape with a rasp.2. To utter in a grating voice.3. To grate on (nerves or feelings).v.intr.1. To scrape harshly; grate.2. To make a harsh, grating sound.
[Old French raspe, from rasper, to rasp, of Germanic origin. V., Middle English raspen, from Middle Dutch raspen, from Old French rasper.]
rasp′er n.rasp′ing·ly adv.

rasp•er

(ˈræs pər, ˈrɑ spər)

n. 1. a person or thing that rasps. 2. a machine for scraping sugarcane. [1715–25]
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