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rough-drew

rough-drew is the simple past of rough-draw.

Meaning of rough-draw

Verb

rough-draw (third-person singular simple present rough-draws, present participle rough-drawing, simple past rough-drew, past participle rough-drawn)

  1. To sketch roughly; to make a quick, unpolished version.
    • His victories we scarce could keep in view, Or polish them so fast as he rough-drew.1670, John Dryden, Almanzor and Almahide, or the Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, a Tragedy

Questions about rough-drew

What is rough-drew the simple past of?
Rough-drew is the simple past of rough-draw.

Words near rough-drew in the dictionary

  1. rough-draw
  2. rough-drawing
  3. rough-drawn
  4. rough-draws
  5. rough-dressed
  6. rough-drew
  7. rough-dry
  8. rough-edged
  9. rough-footed
  10. rough-footed mud turtle
  11. rough-footed mud turtles

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