rough draw

English

Verb

rough draw (third-person singular simple present rough draws, present participle rough drawing, simple past rough drew, past participle rough drawn)

  1. Alternative form of rough-draw
    • 1888, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers:
      Captain C. McG. BATE, R.E., said that the plane-table had Captain Bate hitherto been recommended to him as an instrument for rough drawing, and general rather than one of minute accuracy.
    • 2013, Tony White, Kathryn Spencer, How to Make Animated Films:
      Clearly, the very first thing to do when approaching your initial design is to rough draw your thoughts as quick thumbnail sketches.
    • 2014, Regis J. Jr (Bud) Bates, Securing VoIP: Keeping Your VoIP Network Safe, page xiii:
      She was instrumental in taking an idea and rough drawing and creating a graphic that works for this book.
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