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gandy dancer
[ gan-dee ]
noun
Railroads Slang.
- a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
gandy dancer
/ ˈɡændɪ /
noun
- slang.a railway track maintenance worker
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gandy dancer1
1915–20; dancer apparently in reference to the rhythmic movements characteristic of such work; gandy is unexplained; the existence of a Gandy Manufacturing Company, which supposedly produced tools used by section gangs, has not been substantiated
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gandy dancer1
C20: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
One observer likened her stroke “to watching a gandy dancer drive railroad spikes,” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reported.
From New York Times
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