rail-splitter ['reil,splitə]

英汉解释

n. [美国英语]将木头劈成栏杆者
短语: The Rail-splitter 劈栏杆人(美国总统林肯的绰号)

同义词

n. splitter

参考例句

1. Abe Lincoln was a prominent railroad lawyer in 1860, but he campaigned for the White House as the simple Midwestern rail-splitter.
1860年，林肯已是代理铁路诉讼案的名律师，却仅以中西部伐木工人的身份，出马竞选总统。

英英解释

n.
  1. a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences

网络释义

rail-splitter
劈木材作为围墙栏杆者;