Roustabouts from the Clyde Beatty circus appeared to offer any manual labor needed (Los Angeles Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
roustabout — roust|a|bout [ raustə,baut ] noun count a man whose job is to do work that needs strength but no special skills or qualifications, especially on an OIL RIG, on a ship, at a port, or in a CIRCUS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roustabout — roust•a•bout [[t]ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt[/t]] n. 1) a wharf laborer or deck hand 2) a circus laborer who helps to set up tents, care for the animals, etc 3) any unskilled laborer, esp. one working in an oil field • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
Roustabout — Roust a*bout , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flatt & Scruggs — Flatt and Scruggs Gründung 1948 Auflösung 1969 Genre Bluegrass Gründungsmitglieder Gesang, Gitarre Lester Flatt Gesang, Banjo … Deutsch Wikipedia
Foggy Mountain Boys — Flatt and Scruggs Gründung 1948 Auflösung 1969 Genre Bluegrass Gründungsmitglieder Gesang, Gitarre Lester Flatt Gesang, Banjo … Deutsch Wikipedia
roustabout — [rous′tə bout΄] n. [ ROUST + ABOUT ] ☆ 1. a deckhand or waterfront laborer ☆ 2. a laborer in a circus who helps set up the tents, etc. ☆ 3. an unskilled or transient laborer, as on a ranch or in an oil field … English World dictionary
