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Noun: section hand  sek-shun hand
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A laborer assigned to a section gang
    "The section hand worked tirelessly to maintain the railroad tracks"

Derived forms: section hands

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

Part of: section gang [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Section hand