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rasp

 (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.
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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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Translations

rasper

n (Tech) → Raspel f, → Grobfeile f; (Cook) → Raspel f, → Reibeisen nt
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