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1. roughneck

noun. ['ˈrʌfˌnɛk'] a cruel and brutal fellow.

Etymology

  • neck (English)
  • nekke (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • rough (English)
  • ruh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

Rhymes with Roughneck

  • bottleneck
  • breakneck
  • fanech
  • kominek
  • kompanek
  • redneck
  • ringneck
  • tabachneck
  • teaneck
  • turtleneck

How do you pronounce roughneck?

Pronounce roughneck as ˈrəfˌnɛk.

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