rough music1
/ˌrʌf ˈmjuːzɪk/Chiefly British regional (now historical )
noun
Extemporized music of a violent kind, made with any available tools, household utensils, etc., especially to express public outrage at the behaviour of others.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Ward (1667–1731), satirist. From rough + music.
rough music2
/ˈrʌf ˌmjuːzɪk/Chiefly British regional (now historical )
verb
[with object] To subject (a person) to rough music as an expression of public outrage.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Catherine Gore (d. 1861), novelist and playwright. From rough music.
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