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raspers

raspers is the plural of rasper.

Meaning of rasper

Noun

rasper (plural raspers)

  1. A person who, or thing that, rasps or scrapes.
  2. One who speaks with a rasping voice.
  3. (slang) A fence that is challenging for a horse to jump over.
    • When a horse becomes blown, on approaching a fence, you should pause for a second, and turn him round: it will greatly relieve him, and you stand a much better chance of getting over: and indeed, it is generally preferable to turn the horse round at a rasper, or large jump.1833, The Sportsman's Cabinet, and Town and Country Magazine

Questions about raspers

What is raspers the plural of?
Raspers is the plural of rasper.

Words near raspers in the dictionary

  1. raspberryish
  2. raspberrylike
  3. Raspberrys
  4. rasped
  5. rasper
  6. raspers
  7. raspice
  8. raspices
  9. raspier
  10. raspiest
  11. raspily

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