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roughneck
rough·neck [ rúf nèk ] (plural rough·necks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. coarse person: a rough, bad-mannered person ( informal )

2. oil-field worker: an unskilled worker on an oil-drilling rig or at an oil well ( slang )

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