See Also: rasp 1, verb(dictionary)
rasp(4)(dictionary)
rasp(3)(dictionary)
rasp(2)(dictionary)
rasp(1)(dictionary)
rasp(medicine)
rasp-house(dictionary)
rasp 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)

bacillary (iou) and rasp 1, verb (oh)


bacillary (iou)



bacillary adjective. M19.
[from late Latin BACILLUS + -ARY1.]
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of little rods. M19.
Of, pertaining to, or of the Nature of bacilli; caused by bacilli. L19.
bacillary white diarrhoea = PULLORUM DISEASE.
bacillar adjective = BACILLARY 2 L19.
bacilliform adjective rod-shaped M19.

rasp 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: rasper]
[I and T] to make a rough unpleasant sound
::my father's rasping voice
::'Stop!' he rasped.
[T] to rub a surface with something rough