Definition of Roughback

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roughback

rough in
rough line
rough microsome
rough out
rough pea
rough sledding
rough strain
rough trees
rough trot
rough up
rough up the bullpen
rough water
roughage
roughages
roughback (current term)
roughbacks
roughcast
roughcaster
roughcasters
roughcasting
roughcasts
roughdrawn
roughdried
roughdries
roughdry
roughdrying
roughed
roughed up
roughen

Literary usage of Roughback

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Centennial Magazine: An Australian Monthly (1889)
"Mr. Smith called him the " roughback Shark." He is about four feet long, and takes his header into the air very differently from a mullet, ..."

2. The Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn Up from the Communications of the by John Sinclair (1791)
"... and of an excellent quality, fuch as bad- \ docks, whitings, flounders of all kinds, roughback, ..."

3. The New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
"Besides these, flounders of all kinds, roughback, plaise, sole, halibut, turbot, skate, dog, and catfish, and a great variety of others, including the ..."

4. The New Statistical Account of Scotland by Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy (1845)
"Besides these, flounders of all kinds, roughback, plaise, sole, halibut, turbot, skate, dog, and catfish, and a great variety of others, including the ..."

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