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ˈrough·neck N

1. roughneck inf (rude person):

roughneck esp Am Aus

roughneck esp Am Aus

2. roughneck (oil rig worker):

roughneck

delavec (delavka) m (f) na naftni ploščadi

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The objective of the show is to make the transformation from a roughneck to a sophisticated gentleman. en.wikipedia.org

This is also derogatory insult among roughnecks. en.wikipedia.org

The objective of the show is to make the transformation from a roughneck to a sophisticated gentleman within the given time. en.wikipedia.org

This romantic melodrama tells the story of a roughneck pilot and a pampered heiress who survive a plane crash. en.wikipedia.org

On more than one occasion, the bailiff would be forced to clear the courtroom in the roughneck manner of a nightclub bouncer. en.wikipedia.org

He joined his father as a pipeliner and roughneck in the oil and gas fields. en.wikipedia.org

The ideal of the hard-working, tough roughneck has been adopted by several sports teams who use the phrase as part of their name or logo. en.wikipedia.org

After that he worked on farms, as a roughneck and later as an insurance broker. en.wikipedia.org

Although a dynamic communicator, his unconventional delivery, born out of an oilfield roughneck upbringing, made him an ill fit for the traditional pastorate. en.wikipedia.org

The roughnecks, as they are called on the rig, endure exhausting and dangerous work demands. en.wikipedia.org

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