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raspings

British  
/ ˈrɑːspɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. browned breadcrumbs for coating fish and other foods before frying, baking, etc

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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

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

There were other sounds, too; raspings and shriekings, like sword points dragged over stones.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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)