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.