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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness..
we will not suppose that the Grooves are of an equal depth with the Rough-working of the Gouge
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Roughwork means (dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness..
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we will not suppose that the Grooves are of an equal depth with the Rough-working of the Gouge
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