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roughneck

The correct spelling is roughneck.

How to pronounce roughneck

noun

Say it like: Row-nek

The correct spelling is roughneck. Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
  2. 2.An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.
  3. 3.A labourer on an oil rig.

verb

  1. 1.To work as a laborer on an oil rig

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