Look up: rasp

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   Rasp
   A machine that grinds waste into a manageable material and helps prevent odor.
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   rasp
   [n] - uttering in an irritated tone 2. [n] - a coarse file with sharp pointed projections 3. [v] - scrape with a rasp 4. [v] - utter in a grating voice
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   Rasp
   A sort of blowing noise emitted often from the exhaust pipes of internal combustion engines, usually, it is dominated by a mixture of 4E, 6E and 8E engine orders on 4 cylinder engines (where E represents engine rotational frequency).
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   RASP
   (language) ['RASP - A Language with Operations on Fuzzy Sets', D.D. Djakovic, Comp Langs 13(3):143-148 (1988)]. (1995-05-10)
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   rasp
   a machine for grinding waste, largely domestic waste; it consists of arms rotating over a perforated plate which has an abrasive effect on the waste Category: Environment • device having segmented blades or points,used for roughening rubber surfaces Category: Various industries and crafts
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   Rasp
   Rasp (rȧsp) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rasped (rȧspt); present participle & verbal noun Rasping .] [ Old French rasper , French râper , to scrape, grate, rasp, from Old High German raspōn to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to English rap . Confer Rap
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/13
   
   
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   Rasp
   Rasp noun [ Middle English raspe , Old French raspe , French 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. [ Obsolete] 'Set sorrel amongst rasps , and th ...
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   rasp
   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. ... Origin: OF. Rasper, F. Raper, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. ...
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   rasp
   wood file noun a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
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    rasp
    rasping noun uttering in an irritated tone
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    Rasp
    A `rasp` is a woodworking tool used for shaping wood. It consists of a point or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has had sharp teeth cut into it. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files. They are useful for rapidly removing wood from curved surfaces. They remove less wood than a drawknife, so they are easier to control...
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    rasp
    (rasp) a coarse file used in surgery; called also raspatory. to file with such an instrument.
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    Rasp
    • (v. t.) 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. • (v.) 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 ...
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    rasp
    (from the article `file`) ...of tooth form: single-cut, double-cut, and rasp. The single-cut file has rows of parallel teeth cut diagonally across the working surfaces. The ... Rasps, or, more correctly, rasp-cut files, have a series of individual teeth produced by a sharp, narrow, punchlike chisel. Their very rough cut is ... [2 rel...
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    rasp
    
    1. uttering in an irritated tone
    2. a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
    
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