rough-hew
[
ruhf
-
hyoo
]
/ˈrʌfˈhyu/
verb (used with object)
,
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
.
Origin
1520-30
British Dictionary definitions for
rough-hew
rough-hew
verb
(
transitive
)
-hews,
-hewing,
-hewed,
-hewed,
-hewn
1.
to cut or hew (timber, stone, etc) roughly without finishing the surface
2.
Also
roughcast.
to shape roughly or crudely