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section hand

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


Origin:
1870–75
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section hand  
n.  A laborer assigned to a section gang.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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