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tracklayer

American  
[trak-ley-er] / ˈtrækˌleɪ ər /

noun

  1. section hand.


Etymology

Origin of tracklayer

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; track + layer

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The railroad tracklayer is now working along regularly at the rate of a mile a day. 

From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various

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