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.
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rough-hew
v : hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone
or timber" [syn: roughcast]
[also: rough-hewn]