ROUGHHEWN

roughhewn, rough-cut

(adjective) of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

roughhewn (comparative more roughhewn, superlative most roughhewn)

Alternative form of rough-hewn

Source: Wiktionary


Rough"hewn`, a.

1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.

2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. "A roughhewn seaman." Bacon.

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 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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