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Definition of roughing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

roughing

noun

/ˈrʌfɪŋ/

/ˈrʌfɪŋ/

[uncountable]

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(in ice hockey and American football) an illegal use of force, for which a penalty may be given

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