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roustabout |
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roustabout [ˈraʊstəˌbaʊt] n
1. (Business / Professions) an unskilled labourer on an oil rig 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (Business / Professions) Austral another word for rouseabout 3. (Business / Professions) US and Canadian a labourer in a circus or fairground ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations roustabout [ˈraʊstəbaʊt] (US) n → manœuvre m roustabout n (US: = unskilled labourer) → Hilfsarbeiter m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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