rough cut

US: (ruf′kut′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rough′ cut′, [Motion Pictures.]

1. Cinema, Show Business the first assembly of a film following preliminary cutting and editing. Cf. final cut. 

• 1935–40

rough-cut  (ruf′kut′), adj. 

1. cut into small, irregular pieces (contrasted with fine-cut):
   rough-cut tobacco.

• 1965–70

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rough-cut noun

1. a first edited version of a film with the scenes in sequence and the soundtrack synchronized