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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Risping, vbl. n. [Risp v.] a. The action of grinding or of making a grating or grinding sound. b. A harsh or grating sound. c. comb. in risping-iron. = Risp n.2 —a. 1652 Johnston Diary II 166.
Our daughter Anna in extremity of an terrible agonye without possibility of speaking bot a continual … risping with hir teeth —b., c. 1685 Sinclair Satan's Inv. World 201.
The minister affirms, that he heard a loud risping at her heart such as risping-irons make upon wood or timber
