单词 | gandy dancer |
释义 | gandy dancer[ gan-dee ] / ˈgæn di / noun Railroads Slang.a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track. Origin of gandy dancer1915–20; dancer apparently in reference to the rhythmic movements characteristic of such work; gandy is unexplained; the existence of a Gandy Manufacturing Company, which supposedly produced tools used by section gangs, has not been substantiated Words nearby gandy dancerGandhiism, Gandhi, Mahatma, Gandhinagar, G & S, G and T, gandy dancer, Gandzha, gane, ganef, Ganesh, Ganesha Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gandy dancergandy dancer / (ˈɡændɪ) / nounslang a railway track maintenance worker Word Origin for gandy dancerC20: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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