Definition of "rail-splitter" []

• One that splits logs, as for fences. (noun)

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• "And while the old rail-splitter himself does not make it much into the annals of barbecue lore, an interesting episode involving the 1860 presidential campaign does."
• "Lincoln the rail-splitter wasn't just a thinker, a lawyer or a president."
• "Lincoln wasn't just a rail-splitter; in matters of religion he was a fence sitter."