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
This I loved less than I loved Carlyle, and I gave it to a railroad "section boss" in the north-west of Iowa because he was kind to me.
From A Tramp's Notebook by Roberts, Morley
The section boss sprang up with an exclamation of alarm.
From Two Little Knights of Kentucky by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
Finding no signs of life in the section boss, the wounded, and by this time thoroughly frightened, French-Canadian turned his attention to the other two victims.
From The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories by Warman, Cy
As the company was alarmed for the safety of the trains, Pat Delahunty, the section boss, sent out three men on a hand-car over his section in advance of this train.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
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