section hand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of section hand
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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As a teenager, he worked two summers as a railroad section hand and got to know poor blacks.
From Time Magazine Archive
I understand, from a survey made by some of the boys in the Twin Cities belt, the pay of some of the reporters even exceeded that of a section hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Young Thad did farm work at 7, sweated as a railroad section hand, sold patent medicines, taught school.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wore the shabby blue overalls of a section hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
He lived in a house belonging to a Mrs. McCoy, the widow of a railroad section hand killed in a railroad accident, who had a daughter.
From Poor White by Anderson, Sherwood
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