WHAT DOES ROUGH-AND-READY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of rough-and-ready in the English dictionary
The definition of rough-and-ready in the dictionary is crude, unpolished, or hastily prepared, but sufficient for the purpose. Other definition of rough-and-ready is without formality or refinement; rudely vigorous.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGH-AND-READY»
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rough-and-ready in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rough-and-ready and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rough and Ready: Or, Life Among the New York Newsboys
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
3
A Millionaire of
Rough-
and-
Ready: A Phyllis of the Sierras
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
4
Party over section: the
rough and ready presidential ...
If 1848 did not yet mark the death rattle of traditional politics, this insightful book shows us its importance as a harbinger of change.
5
Zack Taylor, young,
rough,
and ready
A biography stressing the early childhood of the man who became a military leader during the Mexican-American War in 1846-1847 and later became the twelfth president of the United States.
Katharine Elliott Wilkie, 1962
6
The
Rough and Ready Annual: Or, Military Souvenir
Or, Military Souvenir. For they felt that, if we came, though they vomited out flame,
Nor cannon balls, nor musketry, nor courage could avail. First, we broke into a
trot, till we felt the foemen's shot, Then, like resistless torrent, or a storm-wind in its
...
7
All the Letters of Major General Z. Taylor: Anecdotes of ...
But our troopers were there with their bright sabres bare, And the grape-shot of
Bragg spread a storm through the ~air : While our brave Rough and Ready in
triumph rode on, In the van of the fray till the vict'ry was won. We must have one
more ...
Zachary Taylor, S. HORN, 1848
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Historic Spots in California
This peaceful spot belies its name — Rough and Ready — but in the feverish
days of the 1850's it was a busy mining town, one of the first to be established in
Nevada County. A party of men calling themselves the Rough and Ready
Company ...
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A Millionaire of
Rough-
And-
Ready (Webster's Korean Thesaurus ...
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Korean thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready.
Bret Harte, Inc Icon Group International, 2009
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A Millionaire of
Rough-
and-
Ready;
and Devil's Ford
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5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGH-AND-READY»
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rough-and-ready is used in the context of the following news items.
Tom Cruise looks rough-and-ready sporting a bedraggled head of hair
Tom Cruise has been in the game long enough to know that the movie business is all about reinventing yourself. But the actor may have missed the mark when ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Orfeo, Roundhouse - opera review: rough-and-ready dance routines …
Their routines, if inevitably a bit rough-and-ready, incorporate impressive circus skills. But there's a sense that all this activity disguises an absence of true ... «Evening Standard, Jan 15»
All Points West: Basic, rough-and-ready reading of the score
The relaxed, almost casual recital on Saturday night by All Points West — a young chamber music collective of D.C. area musicians — opened with an invitation ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Black Faggot – rough-and-ready …
This is quite rough and ready, an agitprop-style work. For a British audience, it probably needs a little more contextualising. In confronting stereotypes, it also ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Every Last Trick review – Feydeau's farce gets a rough-and-ready …
Does this matter? Not if you're happy with an evening of rough-and-ready nonsense. If you anticipated an encounter with Feydeau, you might feel disappointed. «The Guardian, Apr 14»
