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SECTION GANG or SECTION CREW.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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section gang

[section gang] or [section crew] {n.} A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. * /The section crew was called out to fix […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

crew cut

[crew cut] or [crew haircut] {n.} A boy's or man's hair style, cut so that the hair stands up in short, stiff bristle. * /Many boys like to get crew […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

section hand

[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./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

gang

[gang] See: [ROAD GANG], [SECTION GANG]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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