- roughneck rough·neck n Am
- ['rʌfˌnɛk]
fam duro, bestione m
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roughneck rough·neck n Am
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roughneck — (n.) also rough neck, 1836, rugged individual, from ROUGH (Cf. rough) (adj.) + NECK (Cf. neck) (n.). Original context is the Texas frontier, later adpoted to labor organization toughs. Specific sense of oil rig worker is recorded from 1917 … Etymology dictionary
roughneck — rough•neck [[t]ˈrʌfˌnɛk[/t]] n. 1) a rough, coarse person; tough 2) a laborer working on an oil drilling rig 3) cvb to work as a roughneck • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
roughneck — rough|neck [ˈrʌfnek] n informal especially AmE 1.) someone who works on an ↑oil well 2.) a man who usually behaves in a rough, rude, or angry way … Dictionary of contemporary English
roughneck — rough|neck [ rʌf,nek ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) someone who behaves in a rude or threatening way 2. ) someone who works on an OIL RIG … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roughneck — rough·neck … English syllables
roughneck — /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] * * * … Universalium
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