Associations to the word «Roughneck»

Wiktionary

ROUGHNECK, noun. Any labourer on an oil rig
ROUGHNECK, noun. A rowdy or uncouth person
ROUGHNECK, verb. To work as a laborer on an oil rig

Dictionary definition

ROUGHNECK, noun. A cruel and brutal fellow.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras