raspings
Britishplural noun
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There were other sounds, too; raspings and shriekings, like sword points dragged over stones.
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This is done by simply rasping down the potatoes over a seirce, and passing a current of water over the raspings.
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But great is the exultation of a worthless man when he receives for the chips and raspings of his Bridewell logwood a richer reward than the best and wisest for extensive tracts of well-cleared truths!
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A deep red of a crimson character may be made with ½ oz. of raspings of Brazil wood macerated in 3 oz. of alcohol.
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This well-known essence is extracted from the little cells visible in the rind of lemons, by submitting raspings of the fruit to pressure.
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