RASP

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *~er, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ~ōn to scrape together Date: 14th century transitive verb to rub with something rough, to grate upon ; irritate , to utter in a ~y tone, intransitive verb scrape , to produce a grating sound, ~er noun ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: circa 1512 a coarse file with cutting points instead of lines, something used for ~ing, 3. an act of ~ing, a ~ing sound, sensation, or effect