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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A worker who acts as a boss or crew leader in addition to performing regular duties.
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- noun US A
worker acting as asupervisor of other workers
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- noun a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
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ruzuzu commented on the word straw boss
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul."
--"Sixteen Tons"
September 29, 2010