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 let Malcolm and me ride up and down on it all afternoon one day this winter.
From Two Little Knights of Kentucky by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
The section boss sprang up with an exclamation of alarm.
From Two Little Knights of Kentucky by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
Jerry, the section boss, made no claim to social distinction.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Emerson Hough
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 Cy Warman
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