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rough draw

rough draw is the alternative form 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

Forms of rough draw

third-person singular presentrough draws
present participlerough drawing
pastrough drew
past participlerough drawn

Questions about rough draw

What is rough draw the alternative form of?
Rough draw is the alternative form of rough-draw.

Words near rough draw in the dictionary

  1. Rough Common
  2. rough cut
  3. rough cuts
  4. rough diamond
  5. rough diamonds
  6. rough draw
  7. rough drawing
  8. rough drawn
  9. rough draws
  10. rough drew
  11. rough edges

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