Associations to the word «Roustabout»

Wiktionary

ROUSTABOUT, noun. (chiefly US) an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship

Dictionary definition

ROUSTABOUT, noun. A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras