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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
scrape with a rasp
source: WordNet 3.0
utter in a grating voice
source: WordNet 3.0
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.
