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What is the origin of the phrase "rough around the edges'?

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by JimmyG on October 27th, 2008
I don't think it really has an origin. It is a simple description of something that is unfinished. From this basic meaning it has been extended to mean unpolished, inexpert, incomplete, etc.
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