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
For twinty years a section boss, he worked upon the track, And be it to his cred-i-it he niver had a wrack.
From Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by Various
Say, that guy of a section boss told me to look out for caves.
From The Black Box by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
The railway officials tried to copper this play, but fell down, to the mortal terror of the section boss and one member of the section gang at Weston.
From The Road by London, Jack
"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 Stratemeyer, Edward
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