Associations to the word «Roughneck»
Verb
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.