英语词汇“rail-splitter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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They disliked to hear so much about "honest Old Abe," "the rail-splitter," "the flat-boatman," "the pioneer."
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln|Ward H. Lamon
Well, I tell you: my old man is the rail-splitter, and my old master sent us to split rails, and dat is all we does.
The Dispatch Carrier and Memoirs of Andersonville Prison|William N. Tyler
These rails have become classical in our history, and the name of rail-splitter has been more than the degree of a college.
Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday|Various
What they seemed proudest of was that he had been a rail-splitter, for nearly all bore a fence-rail.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill

People who doubted the will or the wisdom of their Rail-splitter Candidate need have had no fear.
The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln|Helen Nicolay

单词	rail-splitter
释义	rail-splitter [ reyl-split-er ] / ˈreɪlˌsplɪt ər / noun a person or thing that splits logs into rails, especially for fences. (initial capital letter) nickname of Abraham Lincoln. Origin of rail-splitter An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; rail¹ + splitter Words nearby rail-splitter railroader, railroad flat, railroading, railroad pen, railroad worm, rail-splitter, railway, railwayman, raiment, Raimondi, rain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rail-splitter They disliked to hear so much about "honest Old Abe," "the rail-splitter," "the flat-boatman," "the pioneer." The Life Of Abraham Lincoln\|Ward H. Lamon Well, I tell you: my old man is the rail-splitter, and my old master sent us to split rails, and dat is all we does. The Dispatch Carrier and Memoirs of Andersonville Prison\|William N. Tyler These rails have become classical in our history, and the name of rail-splitter has been more than the degree of a college. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday\|Various What they seemed proudest of was that he had been a rail-splitter, for nearly all bore a fence-rail. The Crisis, Complete\|Winston Churchill People who doubted the will or the wisdom of their Rail-splitter Candidate need have had no fear. The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln\|Helen Nicolay
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rail-splitter

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