2. Noun. (plural of roughie) ¹
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Definition of Roughies
1. roughy [n] - See also: roughy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roughies
Literary usage of Roughies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor as Told by the Heroes by James William Buel (1899)
"I was a heap nervous for one, and I've been in the outfit a long while, and I
heard a lot of the roughies say, after the scrap was over, that they saw the ..."
2. Behind the Guns with American Heroes: An Official Volume of Thrilling by James William Buel (1899)
"I was a heap nervous for one, and I've been in the outfit a long while, and I
heard a lot of the roughies say, after the scrap was over, that they saw the ..."
3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"Laying the roughies to keep the cauld wind frae you, ye desperate do-nae-good.
Ye're e'en ower weel off, and wots na ; " it Will be otherwise soon. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1841)
"Hinde. Newport, IW_*Mr. Hamilton, *Mr Martin. Norfolk (E.)—Hon. B. Wodehouse, HN
Bun. roughies. Norfolk (W.)—W. Bagge, W. L Chute. ..."
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