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roughdraw

roughdraw 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 roughdraw

third-person singular presentroughdraws
present participleroughdrawing
pastroughdrew
past participleroughdrawn

Questions about roughdraw

What is roughdraw the alternative form of?
Roughdraw is the alternative form of rough-draw.

Words near roughdraw in the dictionary

  1. roughcasted
  2. roughcaster
  3. roughcasters
  4. roughcasting
  5. roughcasts
  6. roughdraw
  7. roughdrawing
  8. roughdrawn
  9. roughdraws
  10. roughdrew
  11. roughdried

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