单词 | rough-ground |
释义 | rough-groundadj. That has been ground roughly or unevenly. ΘΚΠ 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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