American Dictionary of the English Language

ROUGH-CAST, verb transitive ruf'-cast. [rough and cast.]

1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction and polish.

2. To mold without nicety or elegance, or to form with asperities.

3. To cover with a mixture of plaster and shells or pebbles; as, to rough-cast a building.

ROUGH-CAST, noun ruf'-cast.

1. A rude model; the form of a thing in its first rudiments, unfinished.

2. A plaster with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.