ˈraspə(r), -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun
( -s )
: one that rasps: as
a. : an instrument or machine for rasping (as a file for removing the black surface from a burnt loaf of bread, a grater for beetroot or potatoes, a sawmill for reducing dyewoods to powder)
b. : one that smooths something (as of metal or wood) with a rasp
c. : a rasping fence