section boss

the boss of a section gang.

QUIZZES

Take this quiz to see if you really know the difference between “compliment” and “complement"!

Question 1 of 11

“Compliment” and “complement” had a shared meaning a long time ago, but today they are no longer interchangeable.

First recorded in 1865–70

It was not long before the silence told on the section-boss and forced him to talk.
The Plow-Woman|Eleanor Gates
Since his early boyhood, the section-boss had not known snow.
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The latch clicked behind them, and the section-boss entered.
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That silence was neither demanded by the section-boss nor agreed upon by the three.
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"M' gals," said the section-boss, motioning their visitor to a bench.
The Plow-Woman|Eleanor Gates