rough dressing
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rough — adj 1 Rough, harsh, uneven, rugged, scabrous are comparable when they mean not having a smooth or even surface, exterior, or texture. Rough, the usual and comprehensive word, basically applies to whatever may be said to have a surface or an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cross-dressing — Despite the Biblical prohibition against cross dressing, The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God (Deuteronomy 22: 5), men … A Dictionary of English folklore
The Rough Wooing — was a term coined by Sir Walter Scott and H. E. Marshall to describe the Anglo Scottish war pursued intermittently from 1544 to 1551. It followed from the failure of the Scots to honour the terms of the 1543 Treaty of Greenwich, by which the… … Wikipedia
Knobbing — Knob bing, n. (Stone Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skiffling — Skif fling, n. (Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broach — broacher, n. /brohch/, n. 1. Mach. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes. 2. a spit for roasting meat. 3. a gimlet for tapping casks. 4. (in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key. 5. Also, broach spire … Universalium
kevel — kevel1 /kev euhl/, n. Naut. a sturdy bit, bollard, etc., on which the heavier hawsers of a ship may be secured. [1225 75; ME kevile < AF L clavicula little key (clavi(s) key + cula CULE1); doublet of CLAVICLE] kevel2 /kev euhl/, n. a hammer for… … Universalium
pick — pick1 pickable, adj. /pik/, v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 3. to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 4. to… … Universalium
broach — [[t]broʊtʃ[/t]] n. 1) mac an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes 2) a spit for roasting meat 3) mac a gimlet for tapping casks 4) mac (in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key 5) bui a pointed tool for… … From formal English to slang
skiffling — ˈskifliŋ, lēŋ noun ( s) Etymology: probably alteration of scabbling, gerund of scabble : rough dressing of stone by knocking off projections … Useful english dictionary
spalling hammer — noun : a large hammer usually with a flat face and straight peen for breaking and rough dressing stone … Useful english dictionary