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Rasp (2)

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(1):

(v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper.

(2):

(v.) The raspberry.

(3):

(v.) A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.

(4):

(v. t.) To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rasp (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rasp-2.html. 1828.
 
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