rasper

[ ras-per, rah-sper ]

noun

1. a person or thing that rasps.
2. a machine for scraping sugarcane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rasper¹

First recorded in 1715–25; rasp + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Cromwell and his tawnies found it a rasper in my vather's time, and Monmouth is like to do the same.'

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The reverend fox-hunter had never met with such a rasper before.

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Well, the horse I rode was Rasper; perhaps you remember him?

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Rasper's fly is waiting for us, and the parson has no manners.

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Just as the pikes attack is at its height, the Rasper suddenly raises his twelve-spined dorsal fin.

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