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Definition of Roughhews
1. roughhew [v] - See also: roughhew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roughhews
Literary usage of Roughhews
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1864)
"... polishes his truths, the grand statuesque form into which the great philosopher
at first roughhews them seems altogether to escape his observation. ..."
2. A Compend of Geology by Joseph LeConte (1898)
"... the height of continents and mountains, and depth of seas, at that time.
The one group roughhews, the other shapes, the forms of the earth. ..."
3. Fabian Essays in Socialism by Bernard Shaw, Fabian Society (Great Britain) (1908)
"Though our decisions are moulded by the circumstances of the time, and the
environment at least roughhews our ends, shape them as we will; ..."
4. Fifth Reader by Charles Maurice Stebbins (1913)
"A workman first roughhews the shoe with a hatchet, taking care to give to the
left foot a curve different from the right; then he passes these rough drafts ..."
5. Fifth Reader by Charles Maurice Stebbins (1913)
"A workman first roughhews the shoe with a hatchet, taking care to give to the
left foot a curve different from the right; then he passes these rough drafts ..."
6. Last Testament by Harry Frank Howard (1910)
"D. Roberts: "In that highest sphere, in which genius roughhews the timbers of
the world's new thought, it cannot receive the sympathy ..."
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