- rail-splitter
- noun Date: 1860 one that makes logs into fence rails
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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rail-splitter — ☆ rail splitter [rālsplit΄ər ] n. a person who splits logs into rails, as for fences the Rail Splitter name for LINCOLN2 Abraham … English World dictionary
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rail-splitter — rail′ split ter n. a person or thing that splits logs into rails, esp. for fences • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
rail-splitter — noun a laborer who splits logs to build split rail fences • Syn: ↑splitter • Derivationally related forms: ↑split (for: ↑splitter) • Hypernyms: ↑laborer, ↑manual l … Useful english dictionary
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splitter — noun 1. a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone • Derivationally related forms: ↑split • Hypernyms: ↑worker 2. a laborer who splits logs to build split rail fences • Syn: ↑rail splitter • De … Useful english dictionary
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Lincoln, Abraham — born Feb. 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Ky., U.S. died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C. 16th president of the U.S. (1861–65). Born in a Kentucky log cabin, he moved to Indiana in 1816 and to Illinois in 1830. After working as a storekeeper, a rail… … Universalium
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