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roughhewn

[ruhf-hyoo]

rough-hew

[ruhf-hyoo]
verb (used with object), -hewed, -hewed or -hewn, -hew·ing.
1.
to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
2.
to shape roughly; give crude form to.
Also, rough·hew.


Origin:
1520–30
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roughhewn

adjective
of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing 
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