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  1. 1. v. t. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a rough preliminary model Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. shape roughly Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. apply roughcast to Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. hew roughly, without finishing the surface Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. Dryden. 2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. 3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building. 1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak. Source: webster
  12. 12. n. a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls n. a rough preliminary model v. shape roughly Source: ecdict

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