section boss
nounRailroads.
the boss of a section gang.
Origin of section boss
1First recorded in 1865–70
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How to use section boss in a sentence
Well, sir, his tone was that fierce th' section boss he dhropped right there iv sheer fright; an' Flannagan was cock iv th' walk.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen | Finley Peter DunneWhen liquor is smuggled into a construction camp, a section boss must sometimes use physical force or relinquish his command.
The Girl From Keller's | Harold BindlossI want them to do the sort of thing you have been doing, each of them to act as section boss, under you, over fifty men.
Under Handicap | Jackson GregoryThe section-boss must keep pace with a job that is no sinecure.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordHere, then, is the polyglot material with which our section-boss must work.
The Railroad Problem | Edward Hungerford
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