different between rasper vs grasper

English

Etymology

rasp +? -er

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.
   • 1833, The Sportsman's Cabinet, and Town and Country Magazine

     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.

Anagrams

• Rapers, parers, parser, rapers, sparer, sparre

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rasper

1. present of raspe

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *rasp? (“to grate, scrape”).

Verb

rasper

1. to grate, scratch

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sps, *-spt are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Middle French: râper, rasper
  • French: râper
• Lorrain: rèper
• Mayennais: rapir
• Picard: râpeu (Athois)
• Walloon: rapè (Forrières)
• ? Middle English: raspen (partially from Middle Dutch raspen)
  • English: rasp

English

Etymology

grasp +? -er

Noun

grasper (plural graspers)

1. A person who grasps
2. A tool used for grasping

Anagrams

• regrasp, sparger