roughwork

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verb

To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.

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Meanings

verbroughwork (third-person singular simple present roughworks, present participle roughworking, simple past and past participle roughworked)

present singular third person roughworks · participle present roughworking · participle past roughworked · past roughworked

  1. datedraretransitiveTo work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.

    we will not suppose that the Grooves are of an equal depth with the Rough-working of the Gouge

    1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Joseph Moxon, published 1678–1683, →OCLC

Origin

From rough + work.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughwork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughwork.

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