Definitions for gandy dancerˈgæn di

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gan′dy danc`erˈgæn di(n.)

  1. a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.

    Category: Railroads

Origin of gandy dancer:

1915–20; of uncert. orig.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gandy dancer(noun)

    a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang

Wiktionary

  1. gandy dancer(Noun)

    A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.


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