Rasper (redirected from raspers)

rasp  (rsp)

v. rasped, rasp·ing, rasps

v.tr.

1. To file or scrape with a coarse file having sharp projections.

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.

n.

1. A coarse file with sharp, raised, pointed projections.

2. The act of filing with a rasp.

3. A harsh grating sound.

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[Middle English raspen, from Middle Dutch raspen and Old French rasper, of Germanic origin.]

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rasper n.

rasping·ly adv.