- section hand
- A railroad worker employed in the maintenance of roadbed and track.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
section hand — {n.} A worker who repairs railway track; one of the men in a section gang. * /The section hands moved off the track while the train went by./ … Dictionary of American idioms
section hand — {n.} A worker who repairs railway track; one of the men in a section gang. * /The section hands moved off the track while the train went by./ … Dictionary of American idioms
section\ hand — noun A worker who repairs railway track; one of the men in a section gang. The section hands moved off the track while the train went by … Словарь американских идиом
section hand — noun a laborer assigned to a section gang • Hypernyms: ↑laborer, ↑manual laborer, ↑labourer, ↑jack • Member Holonyms: ↑section gang … Useful english dictionary
section hand — noun Date: 1873 a laborer belonging to a section gang … New Collegiate Dictionary
section hand — Railroads. a person who works on a section gang. Also called tracklayer. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
section man — noun someone who teaches a section of a large college course • Hypernyms: ↑teacher, ↑instructor * * * noun 1. : section hand 2. : section boss 2 * * * … Useful english dictionary
hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S … Dictionary of American idioms
hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S … Dictionary of American idioms
hand — See: at hand, bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, bite the hand that feeds one, clean hands, dirty one s hands, eat out of one s hand, force one s hand, free hand, from hand to hand, glad hand, ham handed, hang heavy or hang heavy on one s … Словарь американских идиом