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   roustabout

   /ˈraʊstəbaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. an unskilled or casual labourer.
   • ▪ a labourer on an oil rig.
   • ▪ a dock labourer or deckhand.
   • ▪ a circus labourer.
   • ▪ variant spelling of rouseabout

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from the verb roust.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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