rail-splitter

[reyl-split-er]

rail-split·ter

[reyl-split-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that splits logs into rails, especially for fences.
2.
(initial capital letter) nickname of abraham lincoln.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; rail1 + splitter
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rail-splitter

noun
a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences 
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