Definition of rasp

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Rasp (v. t.) 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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Tetraspaston :: Tetraspaston (n.) A machine in which four pulleys act together.
Clasper :: Clasper (n.) One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea.
Raspis :: Raspis (n.) The raspberry.
Rugine :: Rugine (v. t.) To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale..
Scobiform :: Scobiform (a.) Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings..
Rugine :: Rugine (n.) An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
Rasper :: Rasper (n.) One who, or that which, rasps; a scraper..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Rubus :: Rubus (n.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry..
Scobs :: Scobs (n. sing. & pl.) Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
Riflebird :: Riflebird (n.) Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora, allied to the paradise birds..
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant..
Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
Phanerocarpae :: Phanerocarpae (n. pl.) Same as Acraspeda.
Supraspinal :: Supraspinal (a.) Situated above the vertebral column.
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms..
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