ROUGHNECK


Meaning of ROUGHNECK in English

/ruf"nek'/ , n.

1. a rough, coarse person; a tough.

2. any laborer working on an oil-drilling rig. Cf. roustabout (def. 4).

v.i.

3. to work as a roughneck.

[ 1830-40, Amer.; ROUGH + NECK ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .