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Yes, rough is playable

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TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Rough" Definition

noun

A crude unmannered person; a rowdy.
Rugged overgrown terrain.
Something in an unfinished or hastily worked-out state.
Sports The part of a golf course left unmowed and uncultivated.
The difficult or disagreeable aspect, part, or side: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.

verb-transitive

Sports To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness, often in violation of the rules: was ejected from the game for roughing the passer.
To prepare or indicate in an unfinished form: rough out a house plan.
To treat roughly or with physical violence: roughed up his opponent.

verb

To subject to abuse .
To subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport .
To calk or otherwise (a horse's shoes) to prevent slipping.
To shape, make, or dress in a rough or preliminary way.
To indicate the chief lines of .

adjective

Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.
Boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy: ran with a rough crowd.
Characterized by carelessness or force, as in manipulating: broke the crystal through rough handling.
Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.
Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket.

adverb

In a rough manner; roughly: The engine began to run rough and faltered.
Without usual conveniences.
Without proper shelter .

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