rasp

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

R'ASP, noun [See Rase.] 1. A large rough file; a grater. 2. A raspberry, which see. R'ASP, verb transitive [See Rase.] 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.
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