raspicet

Same as rasp2. rasping (ras'ping), n. [Verbal n. of rasp1, v.] A particle rasped off from a body or ma of matter. Compare filing1, 2. The wood itself, either reduced to shavings, raspings , or powder. W. Crookes , Dyeing and Calico-printing, p. 337. rasping (ras'ping), p. a. [Ppr. of rasp1, v.] 1. Characterized by grating or scraping: as, a rasping sound; hence, irritating; exasperating. -2. In hunting, said of a fence difficult to take. You cannot. make him keep his seat over a rasping Dr. J. Brown, Spare Hours, 3d ser., p. 60. raspingly (rås'ping-li), adv. With a harsh, rasping sound or effect; in a coarse, harsh manner; gratingly; irritatingly; exasperatingly. fence. I told him to stay at home, quite raspingly , and he was very ready to admit that I had done him a good turn in doing so. F. H. Burnett , Pretty Polly Pemberton, vii. rasping-machine (ras'ping-ma-shēn"), n. 1. A machine for rasping wood and bark for making dyes, tinctures, etc.; a bark-cutting machine. -2. A machine for grating beet-root, for making sugar. E. H. Knight.