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单词 rough-ground
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rough-groundadj.

Brit. /ˈrʌfɡraʊnd/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌɡraʊnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., ground adj.
Etymology: < rough adv. + ground adj. Compare earlier rough-grind v.
That has been ground roughly or unevenly.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > ground or crushed
crumbleda1475
contunded1599
stamped1600
powdered1646
rough-ground1754
pulverized1762
ground1765
crushed1855
plough-ground1896
profile-ground1941
1754 J. Robertson Elements Navigation II. ix. vii. 253 The upper part of the index speculum is now made with its back rough ground and blacked.
1879 Punch 6 Dec. 263/2 A dozen sacks of best rough-ground Scotch oatmeal (for porridge).
1901 R. Kipling Kim xi. 289 A clothful of atta—grayish, rough-ground native flour,—twists of down-country tobacco.
2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Oct. v. 8/3 Swirling the rough-ground semolina grains around with one hand in a wide ceramic basin called a mafaradda.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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