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roustabout Noun 1. an unskilled labourer on an oil rig 2. Austral & NZ another word for rouseabout
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Of course, it must be remembered that along with such frivolous occupations I was trying to get work as wop, lumper, and roustabout. It 'uz pow'ful hot, deckhan's en roustabouts 'uz sprawled aroun' asleep on de fo'cas'l', de second mate, Jim Bangs, he sot dah on de bitts wid his head down, asleep--'ca'se dat's de way de second mate stan' de cap'n's watch |
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roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor