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Meaning of Rasper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A person who, or thing that, rasps or scrapes.
  2. One who speaks with a rasping voice.
  3. A fence that is challenging for a horse to jump over.

Equivalents

Examples

“When a horse becomes blown, on approaching a fence, you should pause for a second, and turn him round: it will greatly relieve him, and you stand a much better chance of getting over: and indeed, it is generally preferable to turn the horse round at a rasper, or large jump.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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