raspings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Blind ex-Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma heard loud metallic scrunchings and raspings, suffered painful bruises and cuts when a Washington, D. C. ash truck shattered his automobile, driven by Mrs. Gore.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They speak a unique and difficult language, which one anthropologist describes as "an array of weird phonemes�clickings, croakings and raspings."
From Time Magazine Archive
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There were other sounds, too; raspings and shriekings, like sword points dragged over stones.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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Serve it with brown gravy, after it is well browned, and garnish it with raspings of bread.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
Form into balls, dip them in the other egg, well beaten, then into the raspings and fry them a nice brown in oil or vege-butter.
From Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard)
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