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   Rough·neck

   /ˈrəfˌnek/

   

   noun

   • 1. a rough and uncouth person: "the usual roughnecks and gangsters"
   • 2. an oil rig worker.

   verb

   • 1. work on an oil rig: "he gave up college to roughneck on wells in west Texas"

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   What does roughneck mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ROUGHNECK definition: 1. a worker on an oil rig (= a large piece of equipment for getting oil from underground) 2. a…. Learn more.

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   What is a roughneck in sports?

   • Roughneck is a term for a person whose occupation is hard manual labor. The term applies across a number of industries, but is most commonly associated with the workers on a drilling rig. The ideal of the hard-working, tough roughneck has been adopted by several sports teams who use the phrase as part of their name or logo.

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   What is a roughneck in drilling?

   • A roughneck is a member of the drilling crew. The drilling crew is composed of a tool pusher, a driller, a derrickhand, and several roughnecks . Roughnecks are members of the drilling crew who work on the derrick floor and up in the derrick racking pipe. A roughneck is a member of the drilling crew.

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   What is a roughneck mech?

   • For more information, check the Canonicity section. A militarized BattleMech version of Achernar's Loader King IndustrialMech, the Roughneck is a low-cost heavy 'Mech intended for price conscious buyers such as planetary militias and down on their luck mercenary units.

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   ROUGHNECK definition: 1. a worker on an oil rig (= a large piece of equipment for getting oil from underground) 2. a…. Learn more.

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   a man who works on an oil rig. Definition of roughneck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun roughneck. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Roughneck definition, a rough, coarse person; a tough. See more.

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. Informal. a rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy. 2. a worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well. verb intransitive. 3. to work as a roughneck.

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   Definitions of 'roughneck' 1. A roughneck is someone who operates an oil well. [mainly US, informal] [...] 2. If you describe someone as a roughneck, you disapprove of them because you think they are not gentle or polite, and can be violent. [informal, disapproval] [...] More. English for Special Purposes. in the Oil and Gas Industry.

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    Define roughneck. roughneck synonyms, roughneck pronunciation, roughneck translation, English dictionary definition of roughneck. n. 1. An uncouth person. 2. A rowdy. 3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...