Roughcast Definition

roughcast
noun
  1. a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
  2. a rough preliminary model
verb
  1. shape roughly
  2. apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall"
  3. hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"

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