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roughneck

/ˈɹʌfˌnɛk/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about roughneck at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A cruel and brutal fellow.

Origin

From rough + neck, originally "someone who works a manual labour job".

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