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
The section boss scrubbed reflectively at his chin whiskers.
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
Soon a freight engine backed up, the car was attached; and off they started, in company with the section boss and two track laborers, in the direction of Ashton.
From The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor by Stratemeyer, Edward
Mr. Harding did not become a railway magnate by remaining a section boss.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham
The section boss let Malcolm and me ride up and down on it all afternoon one day this winter.
From Two Little Knights of Kentucky by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
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