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rough

/ɹʌf/ sustantivo C2
  1. The unmowed part of a golf course.
  2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
  3. A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
  4. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
  5. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
  6. A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.

Plural roughs

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The rough-and-tumble work in Afghanistan, coming on the top of a natural Bohemianism of disposition, has made me rather more lax than befits a medical man.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 1 · B2
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
Don’t you think it’s pretty rough not to let her go to the picnic when she’s so set on it?”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 101 · C1
I’m used to rough work; but I fairly turned sick at the sight of him.
The Valley of Fear, p. 97 · C1

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