gandy dancer
[ gan-dee ]
/ ˈgæn di /
noun Railroads Slang.
a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
Origin of gandy dancer
1915–20;
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
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British Dictionary definitions for gandy dancer
gandy dancer
/ (ˈɡændɪ) /
noun
slang
a railway track maintenance worker
Word Origin for gandy dancer
C20: of uncertain origin