# rougher

Pronunciation: say "RUF-er" US /ˈɹʌfɚ/, UK /ˈɹʌfə/, AUS /ˈɹɐfə/

## Adjective

1. Comparative of rough. — comparative form of rough: more rough
   - Simple: Comparative of rough. Use this when comparing two things and one is more rough than the other.
   - _The sea grew rougher as the storm moved in._
   - _His hands became rougher after years of working outdoors._

## Noun

2. A worker who shapes a piece roughly, preparing it for a later finishing operation.
   - Simple: A worker who shapes a part roughly to get it ready for the final smoothing or finishing.
   - _The rougher removed the excess metal before the part moved on to the finisher._
   - _On the factory floor, a rougher handles the initial shaping of each casting._
3. A length of woolen cloth that has been prepared for the fulling process.
   - Simple: A piece of woolen cloth made ready for fulling, the washing step that cleans and thickens it.
   - _The fuller examined each rougher before treating it in the mill._
   - _Several roughers lay stacked near the door, awaiting the fulling vats._

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