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 Definitions of roughneck  [ˈrʌfˌnɛk]  

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Definition of 'roughneck' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) roughneck
a rough, coarse person; tough.

2.  roughneck
a laborer working on an oil-drilling rig.

3. (v.i.) roughneck
to work as a roughneck.

Etymology:  (1830–40)

Definition of 'roughneck' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
a cruel and brutal fellow

'roughneck' - Nearby Entries  

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