coarsen
[kawr-suhn, kohr-]
/ ˈkɔr sən, ˈkoʊr- /
VERB
brutalize
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STRONG
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fatten
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harden
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Coarsen it with raw spirits and rawer opinions; and set that face of thine with hog's bristles, plant a shoe-brush on thy upper lip, and send thy head to the turner of billiard balls.
From Prose Fancies by Le Gallienne, Richard