RAW, a. [L. crudus, rodo.] 1. Not altered from its natural state; not roasted, boiled or cooked; not subdued by heat; as raw meat.2. Not covered with skin; bare, as flesh.If there is quick raw flesh in the risings, it is an old leprosy. Lev. 13.3. sore.And all his sinews waxen weak and raw through long imprisonment.4. Immature; unripe; not concocted.5. Not altered by heat; not cooked or dressed; being in its natural state; as raw fruit.6. Unseasoned; unexperienced; unripe in skill; as people while young and raw.so we say, raw troops; and new seamen are called raw hands.7. New; untried; as a raw trick.8. Bleak; chilly; cold, or rather cold and damp; as a raw day; a raw cold climate.Once upon a raw and gusty day -9. Not distilled; as raw water. [Not used.]10. Not spun or twisted; as raw silk.11. Not mixed or adulterated; as raw spirits.12. Bare of flesh.13. Not tried or melted and strained; as raw tallow.14. Not tanned; as raw hides.
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