'There, she was took rough as it might be uv a Monday, and afore Tuesday sundown she was gone, a-sufferin' awful.'—The Story of Dick, ch. viii. p. 85.
(2) 'To sleep rough,' or 'lay rough,' to sleep about out of doors like a vagabond.—N. & S.W. (3) v. To treat roughly, to ill-use. 'Thuck there hoss 'll kick 'ee, if so be as you do rough un.'—N.W.
Rough Band. A housset. See Wilts Arch. Mag. vol. i. p. 88.
Rough-carpenter. The same as Hedge-carpenter.—N.W.
Rough Music. The same as Housset and Skimmenton.—N. & S.W.
*Round-tail. v. To clip the dirty locks of wool off the tail and legs of sheep, previously to shearing. Very commonly used in many parts of the county.—N. & S.W.
*Round-tailings. The locks so clipt, which are washed and dried, and usually sold at half-price.—N.W.
*Rouse. 'To catch and rouse,' see Catch.
Rowet-grass. The long rough grass in hedges, &c., which cattle refuse; rowan or coarse aftergrass.—N.W.
Rowetty. Of grass, coarse and rough.—N.W.