English Explanatory Dictionary

gandy dancer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gandy dancer gandy dancers gandy-dancer

Etymology

Uncertain; see Wikipedia for various speculative etymologies.

Related words

gandy dance gandy dancing
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