hash-slinger
[hash-sling-er]
- a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- a short-order cook.
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Origin of hash-slinger
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Examples from the Web for hash-slinger
Historical Examples
She was the only wife I could find, even if she was a hash-slinger, as your father calls it.
The Scarlet PlagueJack London
He had to try to better it by marrying the Swede hash-slinger from Los Angeles.
The Sheriff's SonWilliam MacLeod Raine
Then Denver's some in the turtle-dove business, according to that hash-slinger in Cheyenne.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor WestWilliam MacLeod Raine
He said she was a hash-slinger before the Red Death, though I don't know what a hash-slinger is.
The Scarlet PlagueJack London