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rough⋅cast

  [ruhf-kast, -kahst] noun, verb, -cast, -cast⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
2. a crudely formed pattern or model.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cover or coat with roughcast.
4. to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form: to roughcast a story.
Origin:
1510–20; rough + cast

Related forms:
roughcaster, noun
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rough·cast   (rŭf'kāst')   
n.  

  1. A coarse plaster of lime, shells, and pebbles used for outside wall surfaces.

  2. A rough preliminary model or form.

tr.v.   rough·cast, rough·cast·ing, rough·casts

  1. To plaster (a wall, for example) with roughcast.

  2. To shape or work into a rough or preliminary form.

rough'cast'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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