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roughcast

Syllabification: (rough·cast)
Pronunciation: /ˈrəfˌkast/
Definition of roughcast

noun

  • plaster of lime, cement, and gravel, used on outside walls.

adjective

  • 1(of a building or part of a building) coated with roughcast:a plain stone building, roughcast and whitewashed
  • 2(of a person) lacking refinement:she thought of the roughcast yeomen she would meet

verb (past and past participle roughcast)

[with object]
  • coat (a wall) with roughcast:the walls were to have been roughcast at the entrance bay

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