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  1. rail-splitter, splitternoun

    a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences

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  1. rail-splitter

    A rail-splitter is a person or a tool that is used to split logs down the grain to turn them into rail fences, which are often used in rural areas for different purposes such as keeping livestock in, or marking boundaries. This term is often associated with Abraham Lincoln, who was famously referred to as a rail-splitter due to his humble beginnings when he used to split rails for his father's farm.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rail-splitter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rail-splitter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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