in the rough

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Rough \Rough\, n.
   1. Boisterous weather. [Obs.] --Fletcher.
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   2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
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   {In the rough}, in an unwrought or rude condition;
      unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the rough.
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            Contemplating the people in the rough. --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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