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rougher

noun
1
A worker who does the first, coarse shaping of a material before it is finished.
"The rougher trims the block down before it goes to the finisher."

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In plain EnglishA tradesperson who does the initial rough shaping stage of a job, before finer finishing work happens.

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roughers plural

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The _____ trims the block down before it goes to the finisher.

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