Rasper
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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. slang
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From rasp + -er.