1. to shape or form roughly without finishing details
Usage: third person singular present tense of roughhew

Examples

• The carpenter roughhews the timber before detailed carving begins.
• She roughhews her sculptures from large blocks of stone.
• The artist roughhews the basic form before adding intricate details.
• He roughhews the wooden beam to approximate size.
• The sculptor roughhews the marble into a general human shape.
• The craftsman roughhews the material during the initial stage.