отёсывать
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- 1.
hew, trim, dress (stone), square off
Ка́менщик отёсывал ка́мни для стены.
The mason was hewing stones for the wall.
Of stone, logs or beams: remove the rough outer parts with an axe or chisel.
- 2.
(rare) polish (someone's manners), knock the rough edges off, civilize
Жизнь в го́роде понемно́гу отёсывала его.
Life in the city was gradually knocking the rough edges off him.
Figurative, colloquial: of a person's rough behaviour.
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