in the rough

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in the rough - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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