Definitions

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  • verb to rub together, to rasp or grate

Etymologies

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From Old Norse rispa ‘scratch’.

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Examples

  • L'AREZIO, La politica della Santa Sede risp. alla Valtellina dal concord. d'Avignone alla morte di Gregorio XV (Cagliari, 1899).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • If the worst came to the worst, and your high relations (as I cannot but suppose them to be somewhat of your blood) should put you to the door, ye can but walk the two days back again and risp at the manse door.

    Kidnapped: The Adventures of David Balfour 1886

  • If the worst came to the worst, and your high relations (as I cannot but suppose them to be somewhat of your blood) should put you to the door, ye can but walk the two days back again and risp at the manse door.

    Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

  • They tore that open, and there was the hay-rope lying stretched down alongst his breast, so fresh that they saw at first sight that it was made of risp, a sort of long sword-grass that grows about marshes and the sides of lakes.

    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner James Hogg 1802

  • Good god almighty, does he ever make contact w/risp????

    Loser with Socks Jai Eugene 2010

  • I don't know the exact numbers but it's around 5 for 35 with risp.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • All the hitting stats (risp, etc) are low because this team keeps wiffing!!!

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local bilco 2010

  • After 27 games with no Starting Pitching until recently and struggling with risp the Mets are 14-13 0.5 game out of 1st.

    MetsBlog.com 2009

  • I'm trying to find the gameday link. for the Rangers will be how thier pitchers fare with risp. even though its deserved quite often,

    Lone Star Ball 2009

  • Huff impressive with 2 strikes against, its no secret we are clutch with risp.

    SB Nation Featured Posts 2009

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  • '"Listen, we're coming to the waterfall! Do you not hear it!" she cried back to him; and they listened together, smiling because it was such fun to do anything together, to the risping, whistling sound of a wind-blown waterfall.'

    - Rebecca West, The Judge

    July 23, 2009