ROUGH-HEW


Meaning of ROUGH-HEW in English

/ruf"hyooh"/ , v.t., rough-hewed, rough-hewed or rough-hewn, rough-hewing .

1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.

2. to shape roughly; give crude form to.

Also, roughhew .

[ 1520-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .