in the rough

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.Boisterous weather. [Obs.] --Fletcher. [1913 Webster]

2.A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. [1913 Webster]

In the rough, in an unwrought or rude condition; unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the rough. [1913 Webster]

Contemplating the people in the rough.— Mrs. Browning.[1913 Webster]