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
"I ain't answering questions when I don't have to," returned the section boss, with a sneer.
From The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor by Edward Stratemeyer
The section boss sprang up with an exclamation of alarm.
From Two Little Knights of Kentucky by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
The wife of the section boss sat in conscious dignity, as became a leader of society.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Emerson Hough
Onct I worked under a section boss over on the Great Northern what talked words like them.
From 'Me--Smith' by Gayle Porter Hoskins
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