rough-hew

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Definition of rough-hew in English English dictionary: 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

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