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Be In Rough Shape

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noun

• aromatic bulb used as seasoning

verb

• be ill or unwell

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

27%8Rough shape before refinement
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25%7Rough and uneven in shape
adjective

• Jagged, toothed or serrated

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