rough out

The robots can slice through stone and rough out vast blocks of stone while the artisans are sleeping.

She would take a large canvas, and would rough out upon it that very oval down on which she now looked.

It did blow during the night; it must have been rough out in the Channel; then the wind dropped to a light breeze.

You see, it has always been rather rough out this way—lumbermen and the like always puttin' up at Dobson's.

Besides, I want you to notice that its kind of rough out on the lake, and as it stands were taking big chances of being swamped.

I rough out my thoughts in talk as an artist models in clay.