3 entries under this word
n. [O. Eng. raspe, O. Fr. raspe, N. Fr. rāpe, It. & Sp. raspa, D. & Sw. rasp, Dan. raspe, Ger. raspel. See infra.] A species of coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct, being raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of a chisel, as is the case with a file.
n. The raspberry. [Obs.] Set sorrel among the rasps, now will the rasps be the smaller. Bacon.
(3), v. t. [imp. & p. p. RASPED (rāsp); p. pr. & vb. n. RASPING.] [O. Fr. rasper, N. Fr. râper, Sp. raspar, It. raspare, to scrape, grate, rasp, from O. H. Ger. raspōn, to scrape together; D. raspen, Dan. raspe, Sw. raspa, Ger. raspeln.
Sense 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.
Sense 2. Hence, to grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.