roughnecking

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A form of roughneck — A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of roughneck
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APA

roughnecking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughnecking

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“roughnecking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughnecking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughnecking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughnecking.

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