roughwork
To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.
Verb
- 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 - 1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume...
Origin
From rough + work.