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risp (iou)



risp verb & noun. Chiefly Scot. LME.
[Old Norse rispa to scratch, score (Icelandic, Swedish rispa, Norwegian rispe). Cf. Danish rispe plough for the first time.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Rub; grate together; file, rasp. LME.
verb intrans. Make a harsh, rasping, or grating sound. E19.
b. noun.
A carpenter's file; a rasp. E16.
Hist. A small serrated bar fixed upright on a house-door, with a ring attached, which was forcibly rubbed up and down the bar to attract the attention of those inside. E19.
A grating or rasping sound. M19.