ROUGH-HEWN, participle passive or a ruf'-hewn.
1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing.
2. Rugged; unpolished; of coarse manners; rude.
A rough-hewn seaman.
3. Unpolished; not nicely finished.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.