"rig pig" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-rig pig.ogg Forms: rig pigs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rig pig (plural rig pigs)
  1. (oil industry, slang) A worker on an oil rig; a roughneck. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Occupations, Oil industry, People

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