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Definition: Rasp palm
Rasp
\Rasp\, n. [OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r[^a]pe. See
Rasp,
v.]
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1. 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.
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2. The raspberry. [Obs.]
“Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the
rasps will be the smaller.” --Bacon.
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Rasp palm (Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree (
Iriartea exorhiza
) which has strong a["e]rial roots like a screw
pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used
by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common
name.
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