rough and roundadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrʌf (ə)n(d) ˈraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌrəf (ə)n(d) ˈraʊnd/, Scottish English

/ˌrʌf (ə)n(d) ˈrʌʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., and conj.¹, round adj.

Etymology: < rough adj. + and conj.¹ + round adj.

Scottish. Now rare.

†A. adv.

In a simple and straightforward manner. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1780 Mirror 11 Apr. 385 They should be taught to understand things, to speak their own language rough and round, and so cut a figure in parliament.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xi. 237 But is to me a more detestable combination of letters than no itself—No is a surly, honest fellow, speaks his mind rough and round at once.

B. adj.

1. Of food or sustenance: plain or coarse but plentiful. Cf. rough and ready adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > plentiful but coarse

rough and round1815

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Rouch... They do nae keep a genteel house, but they have ay plenty of rouch and round.]

1815 C. I. Johnstone Clan-Albin III. xxx. 7 Is not his house the abode of comfort, and rough and round country plenty? There you will always meet with hospitality,..ould cheese and new butter.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ix, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 183 Plenty of all the requisites for ‘a rough and round’ dinner.

1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce II. iv We made a good rough-and-round livin' of it, let me tell you.

1885 J. Tod More Bits from Blinkbonny (ed. 2) vi. 113 Rough and round dinner, consisting of enormous pies or lamb legs, cooked at the baker's.

2. In extended use: simple and unsophisticated; well-meaning, worthy. Cf. rough and ready adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1825 W. Scott Jrnl. 18 Dec. (1939) 49 I love the virtues of rough and round men.

1853 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Mar. 215/2 Along the stage, on either side, run massy tables and forms; and here are assembled the rough and round multitude of guests.

1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 202 (note) [A friend] requested me to write ‘something’ on his ‘case’, and the above rough-and-round verses were the..answer to his humorously earnest prayer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough and round
释义	rough and roundadv.adj. Brit. /ˌrʌf (ə)n(d) ˈraʊnd/, U.S. /ˌrəf (ə)n(d) ˈraʊnd/, Scottish English /ˌrʌf (ə)n(d) ˈrʌʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., and conj.¹, round adj. Etymology: < rough adj. + and conj.¹ + round adj. Scottish. Now rare. †A. adv. In a simple and straightforward manner. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1780 Mirror 11 Apr. 385 They should be taught to understand things, to speak their own language rough and round, and so cut a figure in parliament. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xi. 237 But is to me a more detestable combination of letters than no itself—No is a surly, honest fellow, speaks his mind rough and round at once. B. adj. 1. Of food or sustenance: plain or coarse but plentiful. Cf. rough and ready adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > plentiful but coarse rough and round1815 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Rouch... They do nae keep a genteel house, but they have ay plenty of rouch and round.] 1815 C. I. Johnstone Clan-Albin III. xxx. 7 Is not his house the abode of comfort, and rough and round country plenty? There you will always meet with hospitality,..ould cheese and new butter. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ix, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 183 Plenty of all the requisites for ‘a rough and round’ dinner. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce II. iv We made a good rough-and-round livin' of it, let me tell you. 1885 J. Tod More Bits from Blinkbonny (ed. 2) vi. 113 Rough and round dinner, consisting of enormous pies or lamb legs, cooked at the baker's. 2. In extended use: simple and unsophisticated; well-meaning, worthy. Cf. rough and ready adj. 2. ΚΠ 1825 W. Scott Jrnl. 18 Dec. (1939) 49 I love the virtues of rough and round men. 1853 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Mar. 215/2 Along the stage, on either side, run massy tables and forms; and here are assembled the rough and round multitude of guests. 1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 202 (note) [A friend] requested me to write ‘something’ on his ‘case’, and the above rough-and-round verses were the..answer to his humorously earnest prayer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas rough and round P3. Scottish. rough and round: plain and plentiful food; simple but generous fare or hospitality. Now rare. ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Rouch... They do nae keep a genteel house, but they have ay plenty of rouch and round. 1904 Border Mag. Mar. 69 The exertions he uses in making them comfortable, and that in a style somewhat superior to what might have been termed ‘the rough and round’ of those days. extracted from roughn.¹ < adv.adj.1780 as lemmas
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rough and roundadv.adj.

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