ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: rough (III) + hew
1. : to hew (as timber) coarsely without smoothing or finishing
roughhew a statue out of a large block of marble
2. : to give the first form or shape to : form crudely or roughly : roughcast
roughhews his novels rapidly but then polishes them slowly over a long period
a divinity that shapes our ends roughhew them how we will — Shakespeare