rasp
Meaning
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- 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.
- The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
Synonyms
wood file
rasp file
grating sound
wood rasp
rasp-cut file
cut file
rasping sound
rasping file
file something smooth
coarse file
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹæsp/
Etymology
From Middle English raspen, from Old French rasper, from Frankish *hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic *hraspōną, related to Proto-Germanic *hrespaną (“to tear”). Compare Old High German raspōn (“to gather, rake”), Old English ġehrespan (“to tear”). The noun is from Middle French raspe.
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