roughneck

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rough⋅neck

[ruhf-nek]

–noun

1.	a rough, coarse person; a tough.

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

–verb (used without object)

3.	to work as a roughneck.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; rough + neck

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rough·neck (rŭf'něk')

An uncouth person.
A rowdy.
A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller.

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roughhouse

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n.
a mean kid; a boisterous child, usually male. : Jimmy! Stop acting like such a roughhouse.
in.
to be boisterous. : The boys broke the lamp when they were roughnecking around in the family room.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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