Rasp

rasp, v.t. to rub with a coarse file: to utter in a grating manner.— v.i. to have a grating effect.— n. a coarse file.— ns. Rasp′atory , a surgeon's rasp; Rasp′er , that which rasps: ( coll. ) a difficult fence; Rasp′-house , a place where wood is reduced to powder for dyeing; Rasp′ing , a filing.— adj. exasperating.— adv. Rasp′ingly .— ns. Rasp′ing-machine′ , a bark-cutting machine; Rasp′ing-mill ; Rasp′-punch , a tool for cutting the teeth of rasps.— adj. Rasp′y , rough. [O. Fr. rasper (Fr. râper )—Old High Ger. raspōn , whence Ger. raspeln , to rasp.]