roughwork

English

Etymology

From rough +‎ work.

Verb

roughwork (third-person singular simple present roughworks, present participle roughworking, simple past and past participle roughworked)

1. (dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.
   • 1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Joseph Moxon, published 1678–1683, →OCLC:

     we will not suppose that the Grooves are of an equal depth with the Rough-working of the Gouge

References

• “roughwork”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.