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straw boss

 
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–noun
a member of a work crew, as in a factory or logging camp, who acts as a boss; assistant foreman.
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1890–95, Americanism
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straw-boss

  [straw-baws, -bos]
–verb (used with object)
to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw-boss the night shift.
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straw boss

  1. n.
    a foreman; anyone who is second in command. : I don't mind being a straw boss as long as they pay me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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