I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: rough (I) + stuff
1. : an undercoat of paint used to level inequalities of a surface
2. usually rough stuff : boisterous behavior : violent treatment
allowed no rough stuff in his dance hall
if the fellow didn't pay off, they went in for rough stuff — A.J.Liebling
II. transitive verb
: to paint (a surface) with roughstuff