Made something rough or uneven; treated someone roughly or violently.
From Old English 'ruh' and Old Norse 'hrúgr' (rough). The past tense 'roughed' has been used since medieval times to mean both 'to make rough' and 'to handle roughly.'
In hockey, 'roughed' is a specific penalty that separates fighting (major penalty) from rough play (minor penalty)—the sport had to create precise language for different levels of physical aggression.
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