roughing fluid

noun

A fluid used to roughen the surface of certain playing cards so that they clump together, used as a preparatory stage for certain card tricks.

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Meanings

nounroughing fluid (usually uncountable, plural roughing fluids)

plural roughing fluids

  1. uncountableusuallyA fluid used to roughen the surface of certain playing cards so that they clump together, used as a preparatory stage for certain card tricks.
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APA

roughing fluid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughing%20fluid

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“roughing fluid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughing%20fluid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughing fluid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughing%20fluid.

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