Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RASP, v.t. [D. raspen; Dan. rasper; Sw. raspa; It. raspare; Sp. raspar; Fr. râper; W. rhathell, in a different dialect. See Rase.]

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. – Wiseman. Moxon.