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rail-splitter

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rail-split⋅ter

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

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; rail 1 + splitter
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rail-split·ter   (rāl'splĭt'ər)
n.  One that splits logs, as for fences.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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