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ROUGHHEW
Verb
roughhew (third-person singular simple present roughhews, present participle roughhewing, simple past roughhewed, past participle roughhewn or roughhewed)
Alternative form of rough-hew
Source: Wiktionary
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 appromaxitely and rudely; to roughcast. There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Roughhew them how we will. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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