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Meaning Of Raw
superl.
Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the
action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed
by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
superl.
Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe;
unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a
raw recruit.
superl.
Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched
by art; unwrought.
superl.
Not distilled; as, raw water
superl.
Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
superl.
Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
superl.
Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
superl.
Not tanned; as, raw hides
superl.
Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge
of a piece of metal or of cloth.
superl.
Not covered; bare.
superl.
Bald.
superl.
Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
superl.
Sore, as if by being galled.
superl.
Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
n.
A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch
one on the raw.