2. Verb. (third-person singular of rasp) ¹
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Definition of Rasps
1. rasp [v] - See also: rasp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rasps
| raspers raspier raspiest raspily raspiness raspinesses rasping raspingly raspings raspis | raspises raspish raspite rasplike rasps (current term) raspy rastaquouère rastaquouères rastas raster |
Literary usage of Rasps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belden, the White Chief: Or, Twelve Years Among the Wild Indians of the Plains by George Pfauts Belden (1875)
"These were 7 generally manufactured by old men and squaws, except axes, J hammers,
mallets, files, rasps, and hoes, which were made by 1 the warriors. ' '. ..."
2. An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians: Written in by Edward William Lane (1871)
"The next operation is that of rubbing the bather's flesh with a small, coarse,
woollen bag.1 This done, the bather, if he please, Foot-rasps. ..."
3. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"Habit of smoking—Women and children smoking—Prices of tobacco— Customs duty—Origin
of snuff-taking—The Vigo Expedition—Snuff rasps—Ladies taking ..."
4. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Munie Eng 44:499-504 Je 43 Files and rasps See also Fence posts, Concrete Fenders.
See Car fenders Ferguson, David New York's public printer. ..."
5. An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians: Written in by Edward William Lane (1871)
"The next operation is that of rubbing the bather's flesh with a small, coarse,
woollen bag.1 This done, the bather, if he please, Foot-rasps. ..."
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