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roughhew |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Roughhew \Rough"hew`\, v. t. 1. To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as to roughhew timber. 2. To give the first form or shape to to form rudely; to shape approximately and rudely; to roughcast. There's a divinity that shapes our ends Roughhew them how we will --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rough-hew v : hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" [syn: {roughcast}]