ROUGHNECK


Meaning of ROUGHNECK in English

I. ˈrəf-ˌnek noun

Date: 1836

1.

a. : a rough or uncouth person

b. : rowdy , tough

2. : a worker of an oil-well-drilling crew other than the driller

II. adjective

Date: 1916

: having the characteristics of or suitable for a roughneck

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.