Rough, n. 1. Boisterous weather. Fletcher.
2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
In the rough, in an unwrought or rude condition; unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the rough.
Contemplating the people in the rough. Mrs. Browning.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Rough, n. 1. Boisterous weather. Fletcher.
2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
In the rough, in an unwrought or rude condition; unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the rough.
Contemplating the people in the rough. Mrs. Browning.