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section gang
noun
Railroads.
- a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of section gang1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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There were some Mexicans from the section gang drinking beer at a table in the corner and three Navajos slouching on stools at the bar.
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I come here in 1872 and railroaded 30 years, on the section gang and in the shops.
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So Veto hangs round the house a lot, because old Archibald's blind and Fred's generally always on the road with the Erie section gang.
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The section men were good fellows, only sometimes we would get into a storm miles from a section gang and strike a place where we couldn't see a thing.
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I'd rather be outside with some section gang if I could.
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