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- noun Alternative form of
diamond in the rough .
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BrainyBabe commented on the word rough diamond
The road into which the car eventualy turned with a hoot of familiarity was quite a new road -- rather a rough diamond. - ''Yashima, or, The Gorgeous West'' by R T Sherwood, 1931.
December 24, 2008
slumry commented on the word rough diamond
Carolyn says, "Lloyd says he is a rough diamond, but I say he is just rough."
May 19, 2015