raws

Noun

raw (plural raws)

1. (sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.
   • With the recent advance in London yellow crystals, however, the disproportion of the relative value of these two kinds has been considerably reduced, and a better demand for crystallized raws should consequently occur.1800, Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association, Lousiana Sugar Chemists' Association, American Cane Growers' Association, The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, volume 22, page 287
2. A galled place; an inveterate sore.
3. (broadly, figuratively) A point about which a person is particularly sensitive.
   • In a moment Tom was angry. The women saw that Bill had touched him upon the raw, and they went out of the room to prepare a meal.1934, Harold Heslop, Goaf, page 29
4. (slang, uncountable) Unadulterated narcotics, especially crack cocaine
   • The year is '94, in my trunk is raw2004, “99 Problems”, in The Black Album, performed by Jay-Z
5. (slang) A recording or rip of a show that has not been fansubbed.
6. (slang) A scan that has not been cleaned (purged of blemishes arising from the scanning process) and has not been scanlated.

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