ROUGH-HEW


Meaning of ROUGH-HEW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrəf-ˈhyü ]

transitive verb

( -hewed ; rough-·hewn -ˈhyün ; -hew·ing )

Date: 1530

1. : to hew (as timber) coarsely without smoothing or finishing

2. : to form crudely

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.