rough-hew
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rough-hew
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From rough + hew.
verb rough-hews · rough-hewing · rough-hewed · rough-hewn
- To cut or shape something roughly without finishing or tidying the surface. Our indiscretion sometimes serues vs well, / When our deare plots do paule, and that should teach vs, / There's a Diuinity that shapes our ends, / Rough-hew them how we will.
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Talk about this word "rough-hew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rough-hew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rough-hew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rough-hew "rough-hew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rough-hew.
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@misc{rough_hew_2026,
title = {rough-hew},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rough-hew},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
