A coarsefile, 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.
The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.the rasp of her perpetual cough
Francis BaconSet sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be smaller.
Verb
(intransitive) To use a rasp.
(intransitive) To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
(transitive) To work something with a rasp.to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder
(transitive, figurative) To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.Some sounds rasp the ear.His insults rasped my temper.
