Category:Rasp

Rasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Rasping.] Etym: [of. rasper, f. râper, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. Ohg. raspon to Scrape together, to collect, probably akin to e. rap. Cf. Rap to Snatch.]

1. 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.

2. 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.

Rasp Rasp, n. Etym: [oe. raspe, of. raspe, f. râpe. See rasp, v.]

1. 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.

2. The raspberry. [obs.] "set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps Will be smaller." Bacon. Rasp palm (bot.), a brazilian palm tree (iriartea exorhiza) which has strong aërial roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used by the natives for Graters and rasps, whence the common name.