Middle English Dictionary Entry
rasper n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rasper n. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1425 *Chauliac(4) in Norri Dict.Med.(Jes-C Q.G.23)320va (pg. 910) : It nedeþ a dentestre..þat he be stuffid wiþ fit instrumentis, þat is to wite, rasours, raspours [L: rasoriis, raspatoriis]..& also filis.
Note: ed. gl. 'Instrument for scraping hard substance (e.g. bone, tooth, nail), rasp.'
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Note: OED rasper n.