section boss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of section boss
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Finder of the Minnesota maid was one P. F. Stary, sharp-eyed section boss.
From Time Magazine Archive
You’d better be making good with the section boss.
From The Black Box by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
"What's that?" came in some surprise from the section boss.
From The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor by Edward Stratemeyer
Mr. Harding did not become a railway magnate by remaining a section boss.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Frederick Upham Adams
The section boss, leaning heavily on his cane, limped after him as fast as he could.
From Two Little Knights of Kentucky by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
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