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Roughneck   /rˈəfnˌɛk/   Listen
Roughneck

noun
1.
A cruel and brutal fellow.  Synonyms: bully, hooligan, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo.






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"Roughneck" Quotes from Famous Books



... payin' what they ask till Ragtown moves down here, which will happen as soon as Demarest gets settled. Then it'll cost this Drummond to travel across Paloma Rancho exactly what it has cost you to come through the pass. And I'll get me a roughneck with a gun, too, and see that he pays. And if he eventually falls down and quits, you make him live up to that franchise and keep that road in perfect repair, or sue him, by golly! Leave it to me, Jo. I'll fix his timepiece. Every ...
— The She Boss - A Western Story • Arthur Preston Hankins



Words linked to "Roughneck" :   aggressor, assailant, muscle, skinhead, plug-ugly, assaulter, attacker, tough guy, muscleman, bullyboy



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