section hand

section hand

noun Railroads.
a person who works on a section gang.
Also called tracklayer.


Origin:
1870–75
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Section hand is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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section hand

noun
a laborer assigned to a section gang 
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