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Noun: rail-splitter  'reyl,spli-tu(r)
  1. A labourer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
    "Abraham Lincoln was known as a rail-splitter in his youth";
    - splitter

Derived forms: rail-splitters

Type of: jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn]