Straw Boss

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Straw Boss

A member of a work crew who supervises the crew in addition to performing normal duties alongside them.

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Snook, seatrout, redfish, tarpon and jacks have all fallen victim to the Straw Boss.

The straw boss: a freshwater pattern proves deadly in the salt

The straw boss had the job of leading the field, and all choppers or "hoe'ers," as some were called, were expected to maintain a steady gait and not lag behind.

Chopping cotton -- the easy way

In "Good Ir'n" Belafonte is a straw boss goading and cajoling his crew as they stack rails, and in the blues tune "Nobody's Business but Mine" he leads a gang of gravel tampers singing to the beat of their tools.

Make a soulful sound: from its African origins to blues, Harry Belafonte, in his recently released anthology, traces the musical heritage of black Americans. (culture in context)