roughcopies
nounUK /ˈrʌfˌkɒpiz/
US /ˈrʌfˌkɑːpiz/
Roughcopies are early tries at writing something that you plan to fix up later.
She made three roughcopies of her story before writing the final one.
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2. Quick, messy versions of a drawing or plan.
The artist showed us his roughcopies before painting the big picture.
3. Practice versions of a school paper or project.
Our teacher asked us to bring our roughcopies to class on Monday.
4. Early copies of a document used for checking mistakes.
The office printed roughcopies so everyone could mark changes.