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<blockquote data-quote="Scout" data-source="post: 276777" data-attributes="member: 3053"><p>From Wentworth & Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, 1960 edition:</p><p></p><p>: "'Origin of term: the boss attended to the grain going into the thresher; the second-man watched after the straw coming out and hence had little to do.' H. F. Barker. Colloq. since c1900; orig. hobo use."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scout, post: 276777, member: 3053"] From Wentworth & Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, 1960 edition: : "'Origin of term: the boss attended to the grain going into the thresher; the second-man watched after the straw coming out and hence had little to do.' H. F. Barker. Colloq. since c1900; orig. hobo use." [/QUOTE]
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