rough-hew

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To cut or shape something roughly without finishing or tidying the surface

There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will - Shakespeare - Hamlet.

hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber
rough-hewn
hewn roughly without a neat finish
rough-hewn
{a} unfinished, unpolished, rude
rough-hewn
Rough-hewn wood or stone has been cut into a shape but has not yet been smoothed or finished off. It is a rough-hewn carving of a cat's head. rough-hewn wood or stone has been cut without much care and its surface is not yet smooth
roughhew
To give the first form or shape to; to form rudely; to shape approximately and rudely; to roughcast
roughhew
{f} carve in a rough manner, cut roughly without smoothing
roughhew
To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to roughhew timber
rough-hew
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